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           "That’spossible,"saysthedoorkeeper,"butnotnow".Thegatewaytothelawisopenasitalwaysis,andthedoorkeeperhassteppedtooneside,sothemanbendsovertotryandseein.Whenthedoorkeepernoticesthishelaughsandsays,"Ifyou’retemptedgiveitatry,tryandgoineventhoughIsayyoucan’t.Carefulthough:I’mpowerful.AndI’monlythelowliestofallthedoormen.Butthere’sadoorkeeperforeachoftheroomsandeachofthemismorepowerfulthanthelast.It’smorethanIcanstandjusttolookatthethirdone."Themanfromthecountryhadnotexpecteddifficultieslikethis,thelawwassupposedtobeaccessibleforanyoneatanytime,hethinks,butnowhelooksmorecloselyatthedoorkeeperinhisfurcoat,seeshisbighookednose,hislongthintartar-beard,andhedecidesit’sbettertowaituntilhehaspermissiontoenter.Thedoorkeepergiveshimastoolandletshimsitdowntoonesideofthegate.Hesitstherefordaysandyears.Hetriestobeallowedintimeandagainandtiresthedoorkeeperwithhisrequests.Thedoorkeeperoftenquestionshim,askingaboutwherehe’sfromandmanyotherthings,butthesearedisinterestedquestionssuchasgreatmenask,andhealwaysendsupbytellinghimhestillcan’tlethimin.Themanhadcomewellequippedforhisjourney,anduseseverything,howevervaluable,tobribethedoorkeeper.Heacceptseverything,butashedoessohesays,"I’llonlyacceptthissothatyoudon’tthinkthere’sanythingyou’vefailedtodo".