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  "Think about what?" asked Pooh.

  "The Tao of Pooh, of course,"

  "The how of Pooh?" asked Pooh.

  "Do we have to go through that again?" I said.

  "Go through what again?" asked Pooh.

  "The Tao of Pooh," I said.

  "What's the Tao of Pooh?"

  "You know—the Uncarved Block, the Cottles ton Pie Principle, the Pooh Way, That Sort of Bear, and all that."

  "Oh," said Pooh.

  "That's the Tao of Pooh," I said

  "Oh," said Pooh.

  "How would you describe it?" I asked.

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  " W e l l . . . this just came to me," he said. "I'll sing it to you."

  "All right."

  "Now, then . . . (erhum),"

  To know the Way,

  We go the Way;

  We do the Way

  The way we do

  The things we do.

  It's all there in front of you, But if you try too hard to see it, You'll only become Confused.

  I am me,

  And you are you,

  As you can see;

  But when you do

  The things that you can do,

  You will find the Way,

  And the Way will follow you.

  "That's what I think it is," he said.

  "Perfect," I said. "But you know, don't you. .

  Know what?" said Pooh.

  It's the same thing."

  "Oh," said Pooh. "So it is."