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In the Cathedral
Overmanyyears,themanwatchesthedoorkeeperalmostwithoutabreak.Heforgetsabouttheotherdoormen,andbeginstothinkthisoneistheonlythingstoppinghimfromgainingaccesstothelaw.Overthefirstfewyearshecurseshisunhappyconditionoutloud,butlater,ashebecomesold,hejustgrumblestohimself.Hebecomessenile,andashehascometoknoweventhefleasinthedoorkeeper’sfurcollarovertheyearsthathehasbeenstudyinghimheevenasksthemtohelphimandchangethedoorkeeper’smind.Finallyhiseyesgrowdim,andhenolongerknowswhetherit’sreallygettingdarkerorjusthiseyesthataredeceivinghim.Butheseemsnowtoseeaninextinguishablelightbegintoshinefromthedarknessbehindthedoor.Hedoesn’thavelongtolivenow.Justbeforehedies,hebringstogetherallhisexperiencefromallthistimeintoonequestionwhichhehasstillneverputtothedoorkeeper.Hebeckonstohim,ashe’snolongerabletoraisehisstiffbody.Thedoorkeeperhastobendoverdeeplyasthedifferenceintheirsizeshaschangedverymuchtothedisadvantageoftheman."Whatisityouwanttoknownow?"asksthedoorkeeper,"You’reinsatiable.""Everyonewantsaccesstothelaw,"saystheman,"howcome,overalltheseyears,no-onebutmehasaskedtobeletin?"Thedoorkeepercanseetheman’scometohisend,hishearinghasfaded,andso,sothathecanbeheard,heshoutstohim:"Nobodyelsecouldhavegotinthisway,asthisentrancewasmeantonlyforyou.NowI’llgoandcloseit.
