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           Well,whynotuseit?Isn’tthatallyouwant—forittodoitsjob?

           14.Youhavefunctionedasapartofsomething;youwillvanishintowhatproducedyou.

           Orberestored,rather.

           Tothelogosfromwhichallthingsspring.

           Bybeingchanged.

           15.Manylumpsofincenseonthesamealtar.Onecrumblesnow,onelater,butitmakesnodifference.

           16.Nowtheyseeyouasabeast,amonkey.Butinaweekthey’llthinkyou’reagod—ifyourediscoveryourbeliefsandhonorthelogos.

           17.Nottoliveasifyouhadendlessyearsaheadofyou.Deathovershadowsyou.Whileyou’realiveandable—begood.

           18.Thetranquillitythatcomeswhenyoustopcaringwhattheysay.Orthink,ordo.Onlywhatyoudo.(Isthisfair?Isthistherightthingtodo?)...nottobedistractedbytheirdarkness.Torunstraightforthefinishline,unswerving.

           19.Peoplewhoareexcitedbyposthumousfameforgetthatthepeoplewhorememberthemwillsoondietoo.Andthoseaftertheminturn.Untiltheirmemory,passedfromonetoanotherlikeacandleflame,guttersandgoesout.

           Butsupposethatthosewhorememberedyouwereimmortalandyourmemoryundying.Whatgoodwoulditdoyou?AndIdon’tjustmeanwhenyou’redead,butinyourownlifetime.