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           16.Tostoptalkingaboutwhatthegoodmanislike,andjustbeone.

           17.Continualawarenessofalltimeandspace,ofthesizeandlifespanofthethingsaroundus.Agrapeseedininfinitespace.Ahalftwistofacorkscrewagainsteternity.

           18.Bearinmindthateverythingthatexistsisalreadyfrayingattheedges,andintransition,subjecttofragmentationandtorot.

           Orthateverythingwasborntodie.

           19.Howtheyactwhentheyeatandsleepandmateanddefecateandalltherest.Thenwhentheyorderandexult,orrageandthunderfromonhigh.Andyet,justconsiderthethingstheysubmittedtoamomentago,andthereasonsforit—andthethingsthey’llsubmittoagainbeforeverylong.

           20.Eachofusneedswhatnaturegivesus,whennaturegivesit.

           21."Theearthknowslongingfortherain,thesky/knowslonging..."Andtheworldlongstocreatewhatwillcometobe.Itellit"Ishareyourlonging."

           (Andisn’tthatwhatwemeanby"inclinedtohappen"?)

           22.Possibilities:

           I.Tokeeponliving(youshouldbeusedtoitbynow)

           II.Toendit(itwasyourchoice,afterall)

           III.Todie(havingmetyourobligations)

           Thosearetheonlyoptions.Reasonforoptimism.

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