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Gawain

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Placed above it makes greater things small.
Placed beside it makes small things greater.
In matters that counts it always comes first.
Where others increase it keeps all things the same.
What is it?
So I try and I scream and I beg and I sigh
Just to prove I'm alive, and it's alright
'Cause tonight there's a way I'll make light of my treacherous life
Make light!

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Zero?



That's what I first thought...but it's the number 1. Quade's the man...
So I try and I scream and I beg and I sigh
Just to prove I'm alive, and it's alright
'Cause tonight there's a way I'll make light of my treacherous life
Make light!

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Placed above it makes greater things small.
Placed beside it makes small things greater.



This part I don't understand how it could be 1.

placed above it? so like 50/1 still is 50... it didn't make it smaller.

placed besides it? 50x1 is still 50. it didn't get greater

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Placed above it makes greater things small.
Placed beside it makes small things greater.



This part I don't understand how it could be 1.

placed above it? so like 50/1 still is 50... it didn't make it smaller.

placed besides it? 50x1 is still 50. it didn't get greater



But 1/50 is smaller (placed above). 501 is greater than 50 as is 150...
So I try and I scream and I beg and I sigh
Just to prove I'm alive, and it's alright
'Cause tonight there's a way I'll make light of my treacherous life
Make light!

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Placed above it makes greater things small.
Placed beside it makes small things greater.



This part I don't understand how it could be 1.

placed above it? so like 50/1 still is 50... it didn't make it smaller.

placed besides it? 50x1 is still 50. it didn't get greater



But 1/50 is smaller (placed above). 501 is greater than 50 as is 150...




ok I guess I just read it wrong. See I assumed that the "it" was the number 1. so when you say "placed above it makes greater things small", I thought it ment "(a number) placed above it (1) makes greater things small." for example, 50 over 1 is still 50.

argh... I think it is just worded weird. the wording always gets me.

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