"In the I-Ching, I perceive a remarkable system of binary notation, not unlike the principles underlying my Analytical Engine. Where my machine employs cogs and gears, this ancient oracle utilizes broken and unbroken lines. Both, in their essence, speak the language of duality - a language that I believe underpins the very fabric of the universe and human understanding. The I-Ching's 64 hexagrams, much like the punch cards of my engine, encode vast possibilities of meaning and calculation. It is as if, millennia ago, the Chinese had glimpsed the fundamental nature of computation itself." - Charles Babbage (Emulated)
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