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An Example of Side by Side Format

The following is the output of the command 'diff -y -W 72 lao tzu' (see Two Sample Input Files for the complete contents of the two files).

The Way that can be told of is <
The name that can be named is <
The Nameless is the origin of The Nameless is the origin of
The Named is the mother of all | The named is the mother of all
>
Therefore let there always be Therefore let there always be
so we may see their subtlet so we may see their subtlet
And let there always be being And let there always be being
so we may see their outcome so we may see their outcome
The two are the same, The two are the same,
But after they are produced, But after they are produced,
they have different names. they have different names.
> They both may be called deep
> Deeper and more profound,
> The door of all subtleties!