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however, tell me further: Is not each of us one and affected in such a way as to be one?Hippias
Certainly.Socrates
Then each of us, if one, would be an odd number; or do you not consider one an odd number?Hippias
I do.Socrates
Then are we both an odd number, being two?Hippias
That could not be, Socrates.Socrates
But we are both an even number, are we not?Hippias
Certainly.Socrates
Then because we are both even, is each of us on that account even?Hippias
No, surely not.
Certainly.Socrates
Then each of us, if one, would be an odd number; or do you not consider one an odd number?Hippias
I do.Socrates
Then are we both an odd number, being two?Hippias
That could not be, Socrates.Socrates
But we are both an even number, are we not?Hippias
Certainly.Socrates
Then because we are both even, is each of us on that account even?Hippias
No, surely not.