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           Now,themanreallyisfree,hecangowhereverhewants,theonlythingforbiddentohimisentryintothelawand,what’smore,there’sonlyonemanforbiddinghimtodoso-thedoorkeeper.Ifhetakesthestoolandsitsdownbesidethedoorandstaysthereallhislifehedoesthisofhisownfreewill,there’snothinginthestorytosayhewasforcedtodoit.Ontheotherhand,thedoorkeeperiskepttohispostbyhisemployment,he’snotallowedtogoawayfromitanditseemshe’snotallowedtogoinsideeither,notevenifhewantedto.Also,althoughhe’sintheserviceofthelawhe’sonlythereforthisoneentrance,thereforehe’sthereonlyintheserviceofthisonemanwhothedoor’sintendedfor.Thisisanotherwayinwhichhe’shissubordinate.Wecantakeitthathe’sbeenperformingthissomewhatemptyserviceformanyyears,throughthewholeofaman’slife,asitsaysthatamanwillcome,thatmeanssomeoneoldenoughtobeaman.Thatmeansthedoorkeeperwillhavetowaitalongtimebeforehisfunctionisfulfilled,hewillhavetowaitforaslongasthemanliked,whocametothedoorofhisownfreewill.Eventheendofthedoorkeeper’sserviceisdeterminedbywhentheman’slifeends,sothedoorkeeperremainshissubordinaterighttotheend.Andit’spointedoutrepeatedlythatthedoorkeeperseemstoknownothingofanyofthis,althoughthisisnotseenasanythingremarkable,asthosewhoholdthisviewseethedoorkeeperasdeludedinawaythat’sfarworse,awaythat’stodowithhisservice.