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Grammar detail: そのもの
そのもの - itself
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noun
+ そのもの
means ~ itself
そのもの is used to emphasize the preceding noun. Where が would simply indicate grammatically that the noun is the subject, そのもの adds emphasis to indicate that it is the main issue at hand. Often this can conveniently be translated as '(the thing) itself' in English, for example:
Sometimes a slightly more involved way of emphasizing the subject is needed:
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