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Ricardo introduces the distinction between fixed and circulating capital merely for the purpose of illustrating the exceptions to the rule of value, namely, cases where the rate of wages affects prices. The discussion of this point is reserved for Book III. 1
But the original lack of clarity is apparent at the outset in the following immaterial juxtaposition: