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Chapter 18

           "Whenthesearoarsandflingsitselfinangerontheshore,itcravesitspreyMankind!itseekstowashthefairearthcleanofthepunyinsectthattroublestheplanet’speace!Itdrownsthenoxiouscreaturewhenitcan,withtheaidofitssympathizingcomradethewind!Whenthethundercrashesdownasecondafterthelightning,doesitnotseemtoyouthattheverycloudscombineintheholywar?ThewaragainstGod’sonemistake;themakingofhumanitytheefforttosweepitoutoftheuniverseasoneerasesaweakexpressioninanotherwiseperfectPoem!YouandI,forexample,aretheonlydiscordsinto-day’swoodlandharmony.Wearenotparticularlygratefulforlifewecertainlyarenotcontentwithitwehavenottheinnocenceofabirdoraflower.Wehavemoreknowledgeyouwillsaybuthowcanwebesureofthat?Ourwisdomcamefromthedevilinthefirstplace,accordingtothelegendofthetreeofknowledgethefruitofwhichtaughtbothgoodandevil,butwhichstillapparentlypersuadesmantoevilratherthangood,andleadshimontoaconsiderableamountofarrogancebesides,forhehasanideahewillbeimmortalasagodinthehereafteryemajesticHeavens!whataninadequatelystupendousfateforagrainofworthlessdustadwarfishatomsuchashe!"

           "Well,Ihavenoideasofimmortality"Isaid"Ihavetoldyouthatoften.ThislifeisenoughformeIwantandexpectnoother."

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