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Chapter 14

           Hefeltthestressandstrainoflife,itsfeversandsweatsandwildinsurgencessurelythiswasthestufftowriteabout! Hewantedtoglorifytheleadersofforlornhopes,themadlovers,thegiantsthatfoughtunderstressandstrain,amidterrorandtragedy,makinglifecracklewiththestrengthoftheirendeavor. AndyetthemagazineshortstoriesseemedintentonglorifyingtheMr.Butlers,thesordiddollar-chasers,andthecommonplacelittleloveaffairsofcommonplacelittlemenandwomen. Wasitbecausetheeditorsofthemagazineswerecommonplace?hedemanded. Orweretheyafraidoflife,thesewritersandeditorsandreaders? 

           Buthischieftroublewasthathedidnotknowanyeditorsorwriters. Andnotmerelydidhenotknowanywriters,buthedidnotknowanybodywhohadeverattemptedtowrite. Therewasnobodytotellhim,tohinttohim,togivehimtheleastwordofadvice. Hebegantodoubtthateditorswererealmen. Theyseemedcogsinamachine. Thatwaswhatitwas,amachine. Hepouredhissoulintostories,articles,andpoems,andintrustedthemtothemachine. Hefoldedthemjustso,puttheproperstampsinsidethelongenvelopealongwiththemanuscript,sealedtheenvelope,putmorestampsoutside,anddroppeditintothemail-box. Ittravelledacrossthecontinent,andafteracertainlapseoftimethepostmanreturnedhimthemanuscriptinanotherlongenvelope,ontheoutsideofwhichwerethestampshehadenclosed. 

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