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Chapter 18

           "Whenthesearoarsandflingsitselfinangerontheshore,itcravesitsprey—Mankind!—itseekstowashthefairearthcleanofthepunyinsectthattroublestheplanet’speace!Itdrownsthenoxiouscreaturewhenitcan,withtheaidofitssympathizingcomradethewind!Whenthethundercrashesdownasecondafterthelightning,doesitnotseemtoyouthattheverycloudscombineintheholywar?ThewaragainstGod’sonemistake;—themakingofhumanity—theefforttosweepitoutoftheuniverseasoneerasesaweakexpressioninanotherwiseperfectPoem!YouandI,forexample,aretheonlydiscordsinto-day’swoodlandharmony.Wearenotparticularlygratefulforlife—wecertainlyarenotcontentwithit—wehavenottheinnocenceofabirdoraflower.Wehavemoreknowledgeyouwillsay—buthowcanwebesureofthat?Ourwisdomcamefromthedevilinthefirstplace,accordingtothelegendofthetreeofknowledge—thefruitofwhichtaughtbothgoodandevil,butwhichstillapparentlypersuadesmantoevilratherthangood,andleadshimontoaconsiderableamountofarrogancebesides,forhehasanideahewillbeimmortalasagodinthehereafter—yemajesticHeavens!—whataninadequatelystupendousfateforagrainofworthlessdust—adwarfishatomsuchashe!"

           "Well,Ihavenoideasofimmortality"—Isaid—"Ihavetoldyouthatoften.Thislifeisenoughforme—Iwantandexpectnoother."

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