Reference for Shevuot 12:1
ואם איתא של צמר דיהה הימנה מיבעי ליה
And if it is [as you say, that R'Akiba holds they are one above the other, i.e., Bahereth, then Se'eth], he should have said: White wool [i.e., Se'eth] is fainter than it? - That is so [R'Akiba really said Se'eth, and n Sid]. And so said R'Nathan: R'Akiba did not say: Sid is fainter than it, but white wool [i.e., Se'eth] is fain than it.
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