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Chapter 5

           "Thentowhatend?"hedemandedabruptly,turningbacktome."IfIamimmortalwhy?"

           Ihalted.HowcouldIexplainmyidealismtothisman?HowcouldIputintospeechasomethingfelt,asomethinglikethestrainsofmusicheardinsleep,asomethingthatconvincedyettranscendedutterance?

           "Whatdoyoubelieve,then?"Icountered.

           "Ibelievethatlifeisamess,"heansweredpromptly."Itislikeyeast,aferment,athingthatmovesandmaymoveforaminute,anhour,ayear,orahundredyears,butthatintheendwillceasetomove.Thebigeatthelittlethattheymaycontinuetomove,thestrongeattheweakthattheymayretaintheirstrength.Theluckyeatthemostandmovethelongest,thatisall.Whatdoyoumakeofthosethings?"

           Heswepthisarminanimpatientgesturetowardanumberofthesailorswhowereworkingonsomekindofropestuffamidships.

           "Theymove,sodoesthejelly-fishmove.Theymoveinordertoeatinorderthattheymaykeepmoving.Thereyouhaveit.Theylivefortheirbelly’ssake,andthebellyisfortheirsake.It’sacircle;yougetnowhere.Neitherdothey.Intheendtheycometoastandstill.Theymovenomore.Theyaredead."

           "Theyhavedreams,"Iinterrupted,"radiant,flashingdreams"

           "Ofgrub,"heconcludedsententiously.

           "Andofmore"

           "Grub.Ofalargerappetiteandmoreluckinsatisfyingit."Hisvoicesoundedharsh.Therewasnolevityinit.

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