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Chapter 12

           Hehadlearnedthatasthereisnoconditioninwhichmancanbehappyandentirelyfree,sothereisnoconditioninwhichheneedbeunhappyandlackfreedom.Helearnedthatsufferingandfreedomhavetheirlimitsandthatthoselimitsareveryneartogether;thatthepersoninabedofroseswithonecrumpledpetalsufferedaskeenlyashenow,sleepingonthebaredampearthwithonesidegrowingchilledwhiletheotherwaswarming;andthatwhenhehadputontightdancingshoeshehadsufferedjustashedidnowwhenhewalkedwithbarefeetthatwerecoveredwithsores—hisfootgearhavinglongsincefallentopieces.Hediscoveredthatwhenhehadmarriedhiswife—ofhisownfreewillasithadseemedtohim—hehadbeennomorefreethannowwhentheylockedhimupatnightinastable.Ofallthathehimselfsubsequentlytermedhissufferings,butwhichatthetimehescarcelyfelt,theworstwasthestateofhisbare,raw,andscab-coveredfeet.(Thehorsefleshwasappetizingandnourishing,thesaltpeterflavorofthegunpowdertheyusedinsteadofsaltwasevenpleasant;therewasnogreatcold,itwasalwayswarmwalkinginthedaytime,andatnighttherewerethecampfires;thelicethatdevouredhimwarmedhisbody.)Theonethingthatwasatfirsthardtobearwashisfeet.

           Afterthesecondday’smarchPierre,havingexaminedhisfeetbythecampfire,thoughtitwouldbeimpossibletowalkonthem;butwheneverybodygotuphewentalong,limping,and,whenhehadwarmedup,walkedwithoutfeelingthepain,thoughatnighthisfeetweremoreterribletolookatthanbefore

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