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Doctor Moreau Explains.

           Itmaybe,Ifancy,thatIhaveseenmoreofthewaysofthisworld’sMakerthanyou,forIhavesoughthislaws,inmyway,allmylife,whileyou,Iunderstand,havebeencollectingbutterflies.AndItellyou,pleasureandpainhavenothingtodowithheavenorhell.Pleasureandpainbah!Whatisyourtheologian’secstasybutMahomet’shouriinthedark?Thisstorewhichmenandwomensetonpleasureandpain,Prendick,isthemarkofthebeastuponthem,themarkofthebeastfromwhichtheycame!Pain,painandpleasure,theyareforusonlysolongaswewriggleinthedust.

           "Yousee,Iwentonwiththisresearchjustthewayitledme.ThatistheonlywayIeverheardoftrueresearchgoing.Iaskedaquestion,devisedsomemethodofobtainingananswer,andgotafreshquestion.Wasthispossibleorthatpossible?Youcannotimaginewhatthismeanstoaninvestigator,whatanintellectualpassiongrowsuponhim!Youcannotimaginethestrange,colourlessdelightoftheseintellectualdesires!Thethingbeforeyouisnolongerananimal,afellow-creature,butaproblem!Sympatheticpain,allIknowofitIrememberasathingIusedtosufferfromyearsago.IwanteditwastheonethingIwantedtofindouttheextremelimitofplasticityinalivingshape."

           "But,"saidI,"thethingisanabomination"

           "TothisdayIhavenevertroubledabouttheethicsofthematter,"hecontinued."ThestudyofNaturemakesamanatlastasremorse-lessasNature.

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