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Introduction
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e Baphomet Notes and Explanations for
by Jan Garca Ponce
Piee ossowski whos fe nd wos ae withot tin ption and etee, as bon in Pais on gst 9, 9 His te a Geman f Pois desent, was an at itic and ejyed te iendshi f Bnnard to whom e had devted a ong stdy i mothr Baadine Kossoska, was a paine h otbeak of od ar I ced te miy to mve to Gnva whr ossowski eceived a stit atlic and cassia edation Th poet, and iend of h miy Rainer ari Rike psented the st hibitio o dawings b ie ossowsis oder brothe, the painter Baths ho was then en yeas o, an exibi tio devoted to stdis of his at, Miso ecom mended o And Gide by Rile, Piee ossowski mved to Pais a few yeas afte te wa ide eed him begin dama sties n Vie oombie, emoyed im as his secetay, and intodced im to te iteay word whe e mt among thes Pahan Gothysn, Casso, andoe it whom h was to pbish in 99 a tanslation of Hdeins Poems o Mdness Gide sed to ge lossowsi t ee m mticosy imed of his homosea ventes, to the point that ossowski sys he endd p inventing
some to satisfy is beneto Lae e becme assoiated with Docor Lare ad Maa Boaare e di of te rs Psy coaalycal octy me Adr reto ad artici aed Geores Bataille wose ieds e ad ejoyed sice 9, i e sessos of te Collee de ocioloie diected y Bataille imself Micel Leiis ad oer Callois At e sesto of Jea Wa e blised essays o ade i te eview Recheches hlosohques A viole relios crsis case im to idra om e old ad become a Domiica ovice eoll i e Caolic scools of Ly ad Paris e spend al e ar years as a reiios ovce e retre o lay lfe 9 I 97, e maried eise Mriilire ad blised Sde mn rochne. His rst work of ctio L octon Sen due wie as if it wee a ovel's citical stdy apeared to yeas ater ad is o a ra eet a atobiogapical cofessio abo e le is elios oao 9, Klossosi bsed s secod v Roee ce So lstrated t ve of is das I r e rs ime te e of bee es as "e oy s re seal sybol ad e ocaed Ls de l'saie vi of oe's ife e ess of e osebecome establised Tis as desbed by Geores Batale as "beyod e !'dct deSoueu Nntes aeared Rocton lmis 99, loed e edeyear by ou le hte de l Soe e ee boos al of ic ave obee as e oaois r bised as a rioy i 9 de te le of s de l'Hospl Robrte as by now bee esablised as a seal symol ad te ceer piece f Piee Kossowski's ok I , Klossoski pblsed a book imossible o cassify mire of myic reeatio reliis ssay U
aave cea val mlaca by mea vebal dec Bain Dne ae em al aeaace cld be bee le Ae e e besed ee a sses e dde cld ems eee Klss mself. B ae al vble and sessble ds s b mlacm of a ddess a mee saay e a "mrel bitc as Actae mself says a e mmet f possesig e ad desy e se m er tg bo le e aceds e eaves tred o e la a adrs e ar Actae e raed sa by e ddes ad dvred by er ds aa ssessble sessbl. Te ly tt s te y e smlacm ceated by word. I is case as e Grees cle or pti eresetd te ds veeaed by e mrtals. Klossowski' essays on varios ahrs and r wer ulished a volume titled, afer a verse of Vrgil, s Fuste Dsre. A small exclsvs ess, Faa Mgaa, publhed Orgns Cultuelles et Mythiques d'u ctgn Coporm s Des Romaines, Klosswski's stuy of sacred prosition n ancent Rome, as well as his essa Sad an Fourier, accomaed by a divertimeo n hmage o Gille Dleze, Ls Diers Tvaux de Guliver i which Rbere s oce aga he piipal haater. I 1965 Perre Klossowsk blished hs last novel, L Bapomet, whch on he dscrimiai Prix des Criiques. Netzche et le Cercle Vciex, a extended philosopl ook, a ce bgrphca and psychologca, omosd of famens, leters ad comearies aeae 99 b-
seety lossowski pbise a ecetoal vle Monn Vve, a pady o e ecomic
essay taking as ke gres Sade and orier ad ring the emoalizig power f the instria society omaied by drawings b the athor nd Piere cca's photographs of "able int reaed b lossowsi and in which enie orinSinaire is alwas te entral gure. Sine then, iere Klosowski has eited himself imariy to pinting n rwin He se r his arge�rma pices oore pencils on paper cover ing almost obsessiey rge res with myriad of ne ins he themes re often lasiios Roberte appears n man o thes works ong wit he hracter ho wi be trnsre ito a new gd in T pomet. His pintings hae een ispaye in man r galeries throghot the world and wn him the grn prize in one o the Domenta festials i Kassen iee Zcca directed the lm Robert n pation of Robrt c Sor an Rvocto d !'Edct d Ntes. iere Klossowki pae th part of Octve, he ererse husband n te noes, a his wife, nis orinSinaire, that of Roberte The lmscipt, long· wih arious dawings, phoographs, and essays, ha be published by th magazine Oblques. I 1985, JeanMaurice Moor pubishd Petre et so Do a series of covsaions wih Pire Klossowsi in which h atist, although descibig som o his dawigs, hdly alks of aii bu raher f his ovels, his ieds, his cors, nd hi life. Piere Klossowsi is a disiguished anslaor om Lai and German. His transations om Lati i lde: Setonis Lvs of te Cesrs Virgils Aeed the nuisition apers of Giles de Raiss ial, and work of aint gstine. O his transations om German we mst mention he G Scc nd osthum
Fe utu 1887-ach 1888 r the dentv edton of tzsces complet works coid by Colli and Montinari, he Blcal edtats aa Hedegger's Netzche ttenstein's ct tus chlshc and the Da of Pal Klee. Mchel Foucaul has wrten aou Pierre ossowski: . . . A perlous spae s beng opened where he dscourse he bles, he enagling a tangled traps o f Klwsk a re gong o nd a lauage f thir own.A languag fr us essetil a the
f Bla and Batalle.... he Bahoet has been ublshed in any language s no nall avalale in Enls n the tanlan So ae h as thll redeed a the le f Klssowsk' niate world. In th novel e lgue storal n kes plce n 1307 jst a e ee the f the Temla Ode u ou e ntigues o Philip he Fa Kng f u ncl treatmen of ths en s' .Te res of he Bahet is a nas se a e souls or "pure breaths exhale he at had contand them in lfe n one f e nvens of he mla Orde hee e d Dominio, t catgores f anes a d Sr Jacues de olaylas ra a f Oelike condemned thbrethrenguardInquin an ed o deah so many ofhs a of he exhaled sols util the Last udgmen and e Resurrecion of the esh even that ill erm em rejoin the bodies they ocuped in life. Te novel consequetly takes place almost entel outside of tim so rater ta ntastc, it would e more accurate o tem it thelogcl and etaphsi cal. n the roou, Valentine de Saintt, Lady of xv
Paleay-whose lands have· ben donated to the Templar Order; upn learning about the intrigue of the King, is trying to reclaim the by ntroducing her
nephew Ogier de Beausant, into the o rder a s a page,
hopig that accusations cld be brought based on te
homosexuality of many of the monksoldiers-and other main characters are surrounded by Templars who have the same naes as those n Waltr Scott's Ivanhoe A parod of te hstor ca novel.he questons that ow concern what may happen to the sous, the pure reaths once they have ost the body that gave them an dentty on earth these souls hae no corporea reaty f they are pure breaths, woudn't they tnd to mx, to oe temseves, producng a conson of denttes rther ompouned by a desre t rencarnat and atept to suate themseves n boes to e born, thu creatng a problem of metepychoss, whch wod be nothn more than anothe heresy eastclly he tas gen to Jacques de Molay y e Thones and omnons s not an easy one espeay bearng md that erythng tkes pace oute of tme a terere the er of exhaed os s n ct countae. ee Kossowsk's aate soto n ts taphysca pem presey o a ove the srctst sense of th e. Te Baphome, as Ksss hsef sa n s "Notes a exana ns ncu n ths eto of te o eeyth a sectace; nguage aows he ceato o a ee o aes tha can e are by ste tha agage. e etapysa seclaton s no a eext t nee thrgh the tervento o e att's wok to eng that as "body a boy o os o re eaths, js as te pure beaths t so hae V
ody in he noe wihou loin hir catory of hld reahs Thu h mtahyica ericaon occr durng one of he clratios ha h pars osere each year o n he anniersar of her · tion aso under the rm of he ecrpion of a n n whch we wne an array of wonder As rorsses, he narratie eho choen y irre oowsk aows r nrrpions drng one of hch he greas wonder ke pace: nsuaio he sou of San Ther n he oly ody ha a ears n he meaphysica cion of he noe: he dead uncorruped ody of Oier de easan, resplen den wh eauy, hand ound ehind it ck, hang g om a rope ed around neck, a he ime when acques de o s iin the pace whre Oir was ecue n he hsorca ecion of he nol nyhng can happen f anguage i capae of mak g se and, ndeed, anyhing ill aen until a ew gnos s creaed, a new r of nowledge ha i c peace and a such oer tse f o us. To iee his , parallel o he speculation, seerl charac apper which are alo htorcal and whoe epoch only concde on the sage whic s the noel: e des Sr Jacues de Moay and arious memers of the termnated emplar Order, gure uch a rederc of Hohentaufen, Sain heresa o Aila, riedrch iesche.To he ion of epare eoc added e son o name crrepondng o eparae er , oousy misidenied y Jacqe de oay, o, js as happened hioricaly, receies durng e anqu a om a hiip he ar, accoph n c an ac of presdgiation here a, o coure, the atraion of he Grand aer r he gure f Ogier de Beausan a he ap aches he anuet ae educely dressed n a x
epr page rbe N menn e prblem f meempys rased anTeresa b beseecng Gd perm e recarnan f er rmer nfes r bsessed arnal assn r er and reappear in n suc uses as a f Bernn mmedae reaes a "despiable smularum f e an n ll amrus rapure, er ear pered by an angel's arrand f a resenay sul Klsss's n?) uld av been s bu, excssvel scruulus, s rae r s lllmen, accma m n s earl day, a a, an ubelev ne a a, m e ers s fres, e same a a Bern ered e gure f a Teresa r all veed r aue nelae Tus, e sccessve inarains nl ause e ral bsessn r prgreively greaer. re ere any us? Te ne a leaves n rm r dubsne r reaer drama ma e pr f an eresa, arred upn a breeze, as reealed e Grad Maser, n e sle des aces, as i day in e ener f ars, a a le f sry as me a end and ere l be n Fnal Judgmen r es, and th e reasn se Resurrein f wans reurn t he od Tempar rresnven, agan urned nto a sou, a pure brea, n e pe f meen er rmer onfeor one mores nl ede aceved b reading he peae reaed by wrd, ure brea, e pure brea of e nvels, esas, sclar erre Ksow, oe means f nedge emege by readng him as hat in e nal anays he ruly i: a upreme arier, a grea rs Translaed y Thoma Chritensen and uan Gara de Oeya xv
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ossows res a ong os experence. Of ts x erence, ardy any esges rman tat mt ca r attenton to t; and those that do sure woud o ubt eman enmatc if they ad not been e ne dness and romnence n Kossows's anuae. nd f, sne the, the ad ot resumed spea ayng that te Demon s not te Oter, te opposte oe of God, te Atess wtout recouse or a ost), e matter, ut rate sometn stae and nsettng tat eaes oe baed nd motoess te ame, te perect Lness. Duasm and Gotcsm, despte a te des ad ersecutns, ae nee orne eay o t rs an concepto of E ter bnary mode of tout God and Sata, t and Darness, Good and ea ess, te reat batte, ad a certan radca, ostate pteness) as oranzed, our tout, the oder dsorders. ester rstanty condemned Gnostsm, but o t retane a t, apeang rm of econcton; r a ong tme, ts tases, t carred on te smped dus of the Temptaton trouh te acs n the word, a woe peope of stran anmas ses up bere te afope eys o the neen xx
anhorteageless gures of matter But what f, on the ontrary, the Other were the Same? nd the Temtaton were not one esode of the great antagonsm, but the meger nsnuaton of the Double? Whatffeterna the del took ae nsde a mr rors sae? hat story of whh ur own s but the sbe rm, soon to be eaed) were not sm ly always the same, but the dentty of ths Sameat one the meretble daement an the gr of the nondssoable? There a ast range of hrstan exeriene wel mlar wth ths danger the temta tn to eerene the temtaton n the mode of the nsenabe The quarrels of demonoogy are de oted to ths pround danger; and onsumed, or rather anmate and multled b t, they are rer resuming an endless dsusson to go toalso the to Sabbath to surrene to the De, or erhas deotes onesef to the els smuarum whh God has sent to temt men of lttle thr men of too muh th, the redulous who magne that there s another god than God. n the judges ho burn the ossessed are themee itms of ths temtaton, ths tra n whh ther uste beomes entangled r thse os sesse are but a an mage of the lse ower of de mons, an age b means of whh the Demon takes possesson not of the bodes of the sorerers but of the sous of the eeutoners oorder oursetoGod hm sef has onne the e of Unless Satan n beloud the sts o those who do not belee n the unque ness of hs omnotene; n whh ase God, n smulat n he Del, wou brng about the odd esousal of the two ondemned gures, the wth and her erse utorboth thereb onsgned to e, to the realty of the Del, to the true smuarum of Gods smulaton of the De In all these twsts an turns the erous
ames of exeme smlude mull God so closel esemln aan o maes God so ell. . . . I ook no less an Descaess Evl Genus o an ed o hs eat pl of Idenes ve c 17 cey hoht a btlzed no en. Te seaEvl Ges of e Th edaon o s no a ll oe omend of he poes of eeon esg wthn man bt he who mos esebles God ho a mate evey oe of Hs oes can ononce etenal es ke H an can f he wshes make two plus o eqa e He s Hs maelous n excep a magnane tha exes h mmedael o al possbe exstene e sne en e concen oe aa hs en o slence We ave een gotte that t the begnnn o he eoclaa and eseal e ete ofge the(obsee oqethe eleate h ulaca consued ne of the get ases of eo Wesen o. e contnued o o ao evl aou e eal o maes and eesenaon and aou e sness of e deen. We no lone ou a e ame could sll e e ee of ones eason. Inci Klosssk lke Zaausa. In s somewa osue an sece de o e san exeence e sudenl dscoves as f ee e laes doule eas s smulacum) e eslenden eopan of e Geek Beeen tean nole Goa who esent hefods. t he Sbah e gn godess o te way no the wtes oolnes the game eee: g Dans bath he slacm oc n te ght o exeme oxmt an not n the nsen nson of he oe wo. he ob s te sme as ell as e sk osln n o Dna makes a ac an nemeda emon eteen e ods and uman o aea caeon. � xx
meas of hs ary rm, the Demon siulates Dana her thophay and nprs n taeo the desre ad a hope of poseng the goddess He eome the magaton ad mror o Dana A d Ataeon nal etamorphoss tranrms hm not nto a hounded stag but nto a mpue, ant and delghtlly dese atg goat s f, n the omplty of the dvne n sa rle, somthg of th lgt of reee streked wth ghtng the dar bakgrou of the hrstan nght lossowk ds msel suated at the nterseton of two ver dverget ad yet ve slar pats, both orgntng the Sae, and oth perhaps leadng hee a well that of the thologans and tat o the reek gods, whose glorus retun etzshe pro lmed to be t h reurn of the gods, whh also, wthout any possble doato, the nsna to f te Demo to the unavory, tep nght: "hat, f ome day or nght a deon were to steal after yo nto yo lonele lonelne and ay to ou: hs lfe as you now lve t an have lvd t, ou wl have to lve oe more and nnmerale tmes more; ad tere wll be othng new n t, t every pan and joy and every thought and gh an everythng unutterably small or great n your lfe wll return to yo, all n the ame sueon an equeneven ths spde and th moolght between the trees, and even hs mo I yse met ad heagan eternal of you estene turd usde down andhourglass agan, ad wth t, I pek of dust! Would you not trow yourself down and gas your teeth ad urse te demon who spoke thus? r have yo one eperend a tremendous mot when you ould reply to hm: You ar a o and evr ave hear anythng more dv e "1 ***
lossowsk's eperee les here, more or less: n a v
ld h egns an el genus h has no und h d ho mgh jus as el as hmself as Gd h mgh en be God hmlf. Suc a ld n no Hell, nor lm<; u sm l u , ac old uldb sam a n us rld. exceTha r he haa ndd s h same. In h meebl dergnc f h Sam an ndless oemen ds plce bh. Ths m en s ul regn o daleccs; cncns n e es conadcn nor h gam f en a rs afme hen dend. The uan A = A an aed b an nernal unendn mmn hch separaes each of he erms m s n dn and refers he one o h her b h game he c an reache of hs seaan. Wh he resul ha no ruh canofbedan nderd hisoarmaon; oweer, a space he bns n u n whc he argumens ls nd baed alu ng ruses Klsssk d h languag. A lan guage hch us s as snal as ha Blanch and Baa snce n un achs us h h graes o ou_gh ms s enlnd lghness ousd f accs. In ra d Saan aea n hs sace src absne ch s lso h eea ng. Bu nh o he s e ad as e cause hn n ahe a egaled. Ths s as nao gures a he gn s asss ugh e aaxca ac a ca nc ' Italis are mine (n, y and g). The text is om Nietzsches Gy Scnc (tras. W Kaufmann), as quote i Un i Fun Dr an important collection which conains some very round pages on ezsche and makes possble an enire rereadng o Klossowss work
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which is only real in so ch s God has asnted hi self om the world, leaing beind onl a trace and a oid, so that te reality of this resence is the absence in which it resides, and in ic it unralizes itsel trogh transubstantiation Nuen quo habita ulacro is is wh Klssowski hardl aroes of laudl's and Du Bos's sumoning Gide to conert; e el knows that those who pt God at one end and e Dei at te oher (a od of bone against a dei of sh) were istake, and tat Gide was closer to being right when b turns he would coe near and steal awa, laing the deil's siulacr t the behest of others, t not knowing, in o doing, whther he was serng as te deil's to, object and tool, r whter he was not as wel the cosen man o an attntie, craft god It is peras of salation' essenc that it is not announced by signs but takes lac in he rund deths of siulacra nd since all the gres tat Klossosi sketchs and sets in motion inside his language are imulacra, it is necessary that we nderstand tis word in terms of the rsonance that we may now confr uon it: ain iag (as opposed to realit); the reresnatio of soething (in which this hing dlegates itslf and is anifested, t also wtdraws and in a sese is hid den) a lie which leas one to take one sign r another2 a sign of te resence of a deit and the r cirocal possiility of taking tis s as its oosite); te simultaneos irrution of the Sae and the Other ("to simlate srcinal eant "to coe together) Ths is red the wndrosly rich cnstellation so , Marmontel said adirby: "Siulating would exprss th ie ofeling nd thougt'' (ere vo p. V
hrtesti o ossowsk iar, sitde, smuae, smuatio ad dissimation ***
Fr sts, a g ssesses its mang n b rte f e a ad sereg a e sgs I s no oos, ntr and mmedae reasi with what it signies t is id nt on thrgh its ontet, bt so by ens of rta reh wh etends ike a dotted ine on the se pan s it by rte o this enseb o the signiers wh dene ngage a gie mmet, it s red to men wht it sas I the regos dman ne fe nds sg e tire derent n strtre what it ss, sas b te prod eo t a org, b te o sertio There s nt singe tree n the Srtres, not snge ng or dssted t whi des n eer bak t te tree the Crossr to he wod • t m te Ft Tree t he ot w dm sed Sh a gre reks dwn t sages trug ng s, wh es t tt strge, twd prerty designtng no meang n atia bt of eerring bk to oe (to sme of wi t sosed o be the d, t whih tkes t ak whin tse s ts own drtion nd transitor dto nd being bon to the hsto of mnestatn that s ner opted; withn this hstor the sgn aws be deered to sme new episde where sier sie, n erier ode (thog ter in Retions wi appea, ging it n entre oosit meaning ths the tree o the Fa ne d beomes wht t s ws ben, te tree the Reoton sg o ts sor is t e roet nd r hngng ene om tr tt t reets de, nd w w reet t n trn, in boad dgt It sys tis, en at, r rater re sad, t
u wn bo hs and ha In s essence s a smulacum sa eveh smulaneusl a ceaselssl smula smeh he han ha whc sas esens a mae ha deeds a eve eced uh; ad bds n s m as a em he and avaas f he lh ha wll cme Fabula Fam bh sendn us bac e s ueance m wh ch he s ha whc e Lans udesd as wd and wch he Gees saw he eaes essece f luus vsbl lea s necessa mae a us dsc bewee ss ad smulaca The d n a a nvlve he same exeece even huh e a hae a mes vela F e mulacum des deeme a mean bes e eam f aeaance he exlsn f Phas me Nde lluman ad eeal ecuece he Gee el ne nh b smulaca s he Shss hen he Scs ad he Ecueas waed ead hese smulaca as ssa ahe belaed ead hch he ee ds wee efced san eeess whch s f Alxada bh has nheed hs mde f neean I he ea de ha s ow cun exeece wheeb we aem sdese all he Alexadasm f culue Klssowsk s he e wh m he he bm f heand sa has edscveed mavels desexeece f e smulacum be h ames f eseda hse f sese and ss f se ad sed f smbl and s I s hs n dub wch ves hs w s elus sla asec nce e ass n he Nezschea ela f Dsus and hs sc h eac as ezsce saw a smulacum f he e Te ealm f smlac Klssss eve c xxv
ms a ecse se f ues Te evesa sua s aes ace e mmet, e ves f a aas be eee a ams eecveee s e becme ba, e ea cme bac fe, vas u be accmces,•execues ae sube e savs, ae eae bee a, msecues baa saemes ae ee ubemeas) Eac evesa seems be e a a e; b c eac scve maes e ema me u, ceases e u cea, a eve eveas a eeme exce c cea he eas exs am a e e ee ments B a s ms uusua a cu a s, is hat te smaca ae ee s cus, thse bea mess s a ee e Gee saues ee e smuaca e uma bes sss's s cecs sa f becs; meve, the m wo eae beee e me whse ubes an as ee ecaus evas e cstite: potts, as, seescc ves, sgnates on hecs, e cses a ae e e empty bt st ses f a ue O e e h e SimacaMe abu s fe umbe in Roberte he u L Rvocation a eseca in Le oueur s c s, c, a s ae ex nea spe o a se a maea a mg b xe signs bea eea, e csss f The mch mes a seuea f aues a aumas ae smuaca mc me eus a e ae ces f es The e ec ambguus bes because the sea, ke esues, cmmucae by s f the eyes mve the es a aea sue wis ie semaes s se ss ve the impess s e c e ae mking suaca f ss?) XXX
W suh haaces as hese e is dealig w e ud uus beis f reminiscee bu w egs sed lie se f Niezse a ud eless a v w maes ssble "ele e sudde aeaace f e Same. Eve em s bea aa busg eseg self ad e wdawg e same sa; e mg wel be vg dead maes e; v em vesees e Idea Te sf g; e smulae emseves ad v . ue Flee ad e msus usad Tde w s K. ad eseal Rbee w smuaes Rbee i e mue sueale dsae ug w Rbere s su as se s th eve f. Roberte ce sor) ***
ese smuaagues v i ae aes be ome quiss semaas beme Naz fes e sed eseus f Tde Laase d emselves n a iedly semle aud e bed f K Tese uden wss only ome abu b meas f e la f "aleas of eee These aeas ae in Klsswsi's vels e sle peripeties bu lieral sese f he wd hat whih ensres te deu and eu Tus e epoaion he se f h whi is a e same me he emai of he ws he es f e Vocato e sacle gius as assigned b v ); e seius qusii ess who prese emselves as me aes lie alaida r he sas w dubius ieis); he wsded sac e "resisae ewk wic exees D Rd) Bt mos o all he wo grea cgurais w cause apearane to alered ae siali ad e eare tw sres sad e e wh ea the n reverse xxx
s. st a d c calead ls a s axs a e d ts cmpent os and es), te ost oers t posssses, he an ly ossess at he oposswch s ere e hs ees amos ad s r erye He s, to se the nderly od, regarant3 repsly a th avace, ths read sets asde s porn f please ad scaes y svee ary e aspe f s ch regar ol . B s ead as e per t bsnt tslf o leve te pace t ccpes epty d to er nstead wht t envelops h ts avdty. Ts ts t s te slac of n oeg, s s as t nly eserves te le dstan sloette the vsbe la f a vs. I Soueur e teare es e lace f s v "ead, sc as t eed Roerte ad L Rvocation Te teae ses o Robere e le f Ree; at s, teds to dce the eror dstac whch pened p n the c nder te ect of te vng regrd), d to ake te dobe Robre, seprted om ee y Tode aps , e nhbte by oee eself. B f Ree las e le al ease c oes er a leas as f ce) t le a slacr f teae; ad f berte on the o ad stmles to er tex, s RoberteRoe slps away beneth psed ress nd wh s a p actress n as mch s she s t n actess bt Re) hat s y ts roe c ' The French rern as disussed here by the autor, means piular, arel, uniious" as wel as stingy, ose-sted"; i as a noun, means onlooker," and sine Fouaut is laying on hese meanings, I have left it in the srcina Fren. (rans s oe) XX
only be played by a simulacrum of Roberte ho resembles er so much that Roert eself ight ell be is simulacrum hersel It is thus necssary that Roberte have two existences, or that there be two Robertes with one existenc; se must be a ure simulacrum of herel. In the rear, it is he Regarn who is made double and until death); on the stage of the lse theatre, it is te la ee (te woman sen) who ndeges an irepaable ontological split.4 Yet behind this whole ame of alternating eperences in which the simlara iker, is there some absoute Operator who is therey sendin ou enigmatic signs? In ocion Senue it seems that all the smulacra and er alternations ar organized around a greater invocaio wich akes itself heard within them r whc, eas, just as well reains mute. In the subseue ext, ti ime�ptible bt "ioing God has been epace y two isible gures, or rather two series of gue o are, in teir relaion to the uara, at onc ith both feet on the ground and in erfe disequilibriumboth dividing, and divided, in wo one end, te dynasty of montrous characters, a e borderline of life and death the professor ctave, or tht "old master that one nds at the bgining o e Soeur controlling the shuntings at a subran train station, in a vast, glazed hall bere or after lfe. But does this " operator really intervene? How des he tie the plot together? h is he really? Is he the Master, Roberte's uncle (the one wih t wo ces, Dr. Rodin (the one who dies and is resuscitated, the lover of stereoscopic spectacles, the hiropractor (who massages and works on bodies), K (who steals the 4 Hee one enontes gnthoh s e m n the steddown gme of the mlmthe oblem of el es ene nd of tnsbstntton.
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orks ad eras e ives of oers e e's o givig a is o ife, or Toore Lacase (o makes Robere ac? Or is e Robere's usbad? A vs geealog rus om e Alig o e oe crucied in e simulacrum a e is (sice e, o is K sas I e Todore seaks Bu a e oer ed, Robere erself is e gea oratri of e simulacra Tirelessl, i er ads, er og, beauil ads, se caresses soulders ad ads of air, arouses desires, recalls rmer lovers, gives erself o soldiers or seeks ou idde miseries is iou ueso se o diracs er usbad all osrous or ameable caracers i ic e scaers msel Se s legio o e oe o alas sas o, bu, iersel, e oe o rver sas es A rked es ic gves rise o a iersce er everoe sands besie imself Le us o sa Robereeevil and TodoreGod le us sa, raer, a e e s e simulacrm of God (e se as God, ece e ei, an tat e oter is e simurm o Saa (e same as te Ei One, ence Gd te one is e IsteInisitor (aga seker of signs, sint a s ispoine r re o signs, on simcra, wie te other is HoSorceress (reer on er wy to Sa r er desire inoks hmn eings i ain, r ereatur are ever a hms, sicr is in e of simacr not o o ort itrIt tha egesis whic beies in signs or t irte wic es umani Caoics scruiize signs Ciniss av no rs i e, because e o believe i e eetio of ls u a f e ere eier sigs or suls, bu erel e sme as ourselves (eier isible sos of r orks, or redesied, ad ereb or aart i
the disete t of t imam e, t point is that t sig tiny of m pposy o longer ha commo on th poit that t Edict of Nats spposly ws ok tt we ncerth in the oi ft in t iio of Christian thoogy5 tt on this t eart wch it ndee om tis aomet w n t or ea to t wods of Herin "Zh sd wr bdutusos, d perhap sti od, to those gt eetg sima that th gods spark t ising n or sh ike gt si rhes in t t of th ight This is wh d is pobab, of of oowski's tets, the o ost to tis dazzingt to s gooight, om whih the macra come to s. n this eegesis of a g w n cngration imilar to the one that gi or to i othr narraties as thogh the a ha t great mthical model therein: a pomto so s in Voto; to s tmiss nphew, as is ntoine to Roberte Dioysis is Actaon's nce and the od master of duknss, of aarch, f death rr reied, of perpeta theophan Diana is diided in two er on desire, ctaeon metamorphosed at oe b his desre and b that of Artis d ye, i this tx doted to an interpretation of a remote lgend and a mth of distance (man chastised r haing attempted to approach th naked godess) the oering is as cose as can be. There the odies are yong, bati, whole; the ee toward one another with all certainty 5 Wen Roberte te Calvinist, in order to save a man, ilates a tabernale in wi real resene is n idden, se is suddenly seized, troug tat inisule temle, by two ands, i are er own: in te void of te sign and of te artwork te simularum of te doubled Roberte triums
e simrm stil presents itsef in its sprkling eness witot resorting to te enim of is ere phntsm are he weome of pperne e ligt of srcin. Bt is srcin is oe tt by its own oement reedes into n inessible remoeness. in t er bt te oddess steling wy into te ter t te momen in wi se oers ersf to te gze is not ony te rning wy o te reek gods; i s te momet in wi te int ni of the diine "reets its diviity in virgin body nd tereby dobles into a demon who mkes er t distne om herself aper haste and t te se time oers er to te iolene of te ot nd when diinity eses o shine in te learings only t sit in two in e pperane where it sms wile inditing it elf i eaes te spae of myth nd enters he time o eoloian desirble tre o the god witdraws (an perhs i lst in te tbernle nd the ambig os py o sgns t tis point te re word of mth eases to be pos sibe. ow n one enerth rnsribe into ln gage sh ors he lst but nsisent rder o ir? e word erre mst be imre hih drws s sdes towrd the light nd nts to give k o al simlara beyod he rver somethng lke sibe body sign or being Ta i cupio It is is desire whih the goddess laed in teon's her t te moment of metamorhosis n death: if desribe the di o Diana o re elome o do so. ssowski's lnguge is the rose o taeon: the trnsgressve od Is not ver ord so hen t ms del it siene? Gde ad man thes ith him anted to tansrbe n ire siene ino a re lan gage no d n seeing that sh a ord onl os sesses its slee om a mh deeer silene that i xxxv
doe not na and hich spea n i and i pi o tths renerig it consed and pre6 e now knw tanks to Baaille and Blanhot, that langage owes ts power o transgreson to an nerse relatonshp that estng between an impre word and a pre slence and that it s n the indenitely traelled space of ths imprity that the word may address sch a slence For Batalle, writng s consecraton ndone: a transubstantiaton rtalied i reerse whre rea presence becoes aga a rmbent body nd ns itself ed bac o silenc an ac of omtng Blnchot's lanage addreses dath: not n order to trph oer i i ords o glory, b so a to reain n that orph diension ere song, ade possible an necessary by dath, an neer look a death to ce nor rndr sibl: ths he speaks to it and of it n an impossibility that rgates hm to an nnty of mrmr lossowsi kos thes ms of transgresson el t he recaptres them in a oement that s entrely his own: he trats his own langage lie a simlacrm Vocation uspdue is a smlate commentary a story that s itsel a silacrm snc t does not st or rather t li niry ithin the comentary mae o it s a rt, in ing layer of langage thr opns p tha innr disance of dentity ha nabes th commentary on an inaessble ork to eis in th ry presenc o te wor and enabls h ork to slip aay inside is omenary, whih i nrthlss its only rm o istence: th yry o ra prnce and te eniga o the Sa h Roer riogy is treated dierently at least in appearancejorna agments, scenes with daloges, long echanges that On the wrd nd purity f XXXV
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m h wr a th rrncy an imda anguag wihu vviw among th a mp anhp abh. oberte ce Sor aady d h t, n ru br' dn rpr agan h nv' pd. h r narrav a it in h nd, wh n m whn gh Rbr' urna, and ar n h hrd, n hara rnain bg r, a rprnan whh ap n h vry h Soueur, whr Rbr, a pn o gv Rb hrgh hr ina rn, p a n an rri gap. h am m, h ar f h r ry, nn, brak up, n h n, bwn Rbr and Oav, hn ard h mupy f h Soueur, whr h n aking , whu n' bing ab drmn tain, hr Thdr Laa r , h dub o pa hm o a him, wan ak rd r bok an nay n him in h par n th O Man, wh pri th hnng d man h iniib "brathr (Sur o a i angag. brahr aay dad, brahr an ahprha Ota paking again bon ah? t nihr h n nor th othr, probay, b hr thiinnaing vrappingthir oi n hr, wortha ino"rath th othr' h n animating him with a momn, a ma that i nt hi ownt ao rathing in n o a rah, an expo tha tingih h a an an aty brathing (sou in h iay rnh n o hating triky, wh iz pon mthing tin r anothr (ak hi pa, hi r, hi itation, hi wi. Th, a
Klossoski's language ecpeates itself, looming ove at it as just said in te sil of a ne nation and tee ae tee, just as tee ae tee tuns in te spial sticase adoning te cove of Soeur), te speaking subject is dispesed into various voices tt "breae ad "tick on anote, suggest, extinguis and replace one anotescatteing e act of itng and the writer imself into te distance of te simulacu in whih he loses imself, beats and lives s a ule, when an auto speaks of imself as an author, it s in th ein f te "diistic confessio tat tels of eeryay trtsan impe tut in a spae, pue lnguage In ths ecovey of is on language, this eat that inlines toad no intiac, Klossoski invents a spae of te simulacum tt is tot oubt te contempora, but still idden, plac of lierature. Klossowski ites a ok, oe of tose ae orks ich diove it, one sees tat te exisence of teate cnces nete uans no sgns, but this space f te double, tis ollo o te sulacm wee istiait as llen unde te spell of emon, and ee te Geek s once feared te gleamig presence of h gods wt h thei arrows. It i the di-
tance and poximit of te ame ee te est us, no, encounte ou onl language
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The Bahomet
o Micl Focal
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is, s ios o w Oie o afcio bo o is beui i o foe sc o Ba es ao ic c sib s is ecaio B s so s s 1o ae o a cc s, co e e o pi, s b o s os i: s absob s s ws b oc o ow sis, cos as o sc s i o be ss c is c issii ice se b a co cio o o sosi wic es o e s se o s uc fo c as fo c, s i o w to act foe f cosi o of ews w os o scapi fis,t Buui a o Pa, ass acl t o a b cse o wo at folow wo so ce was Ga a cal s, wi os caie was a Sicili F ao ws se s c i astolo cia bo, a a wo t bli ic o aa a o ol o icos of is ow a coe u bt aso o eaios osa fficac o s owe t si a o afa was cap abl -ci i s o os iae o a so is s ai suec is i o s es o ob ecise a sis b ifuc o o i Fo is a a owo soe i a si sib ao s a pass oie at ou Lo o Baua flt a u passi o ic b is wl awa ses s 7
wic is sss ow to prss o i t uis uwri ob c io Ps spt or r p cos s o t o sr c cor csos o os s s s ior i co scss s c s c o r o ot ccri to Fr o is, sc uc ws s sus b t ious Nort, s c tt t t co to b ss istt or , t op tt t ou bo, i pr to r ttri crsss, wou bco or wrou s orous z uwitt ssu t bor o b prscr ib to i t ws so s t t stroor prict o P tt r pw wou r c oo tt s rs wou c s pss o o tt t rst p rictio wou co tru tpr sco o t t o s wou s so owr u ortus s o scou r r bot s i w r r o st ess s W ts r cos c ru, s ws o o i postio o ri o ws c r ou o issu rst ro pursu su ouco_ You ustis o, , s o r r prpt ws posor Eri ss ur ss wi b itrpt to t r bitio t is w rsi to t is wors tr s ipostor prop o tis t pro t o rri b co i its pror t itrst-fr r bot
eran t and seden ta ry a s well as the treas rer f gs- the Brethen knigh ts, bsides having at ther psal sqres and lay Bretren subj ect t monasic l a w , had prmi ss ion t enli s t the s e i1e s of y u ng la i c b es fo r t e i pe r nal raary ttend nce prhactic u n t en g v ein g ; s th at, a sscont a s atis agnhdt he
to te prm tive s tatutes of the Order, the n stit-
o p s w s r i roc i
>r cqs Mo Gr Msr , rob o orbi i: or oc s o w wr rc i ir w r ir rrc o bci sis h i r bc os s o w s s rqisi br o is o r rr wor E so, b ir o h bs sbi s bw B r is h s siil solii ws cr btw h Orr o i Uo isso, l olscs swo o ir oor r o iscos circscs i p o wiss i s Bro roo omr o Sit-Vi o co si sss ts prcic i is orrss, o olrt A m o os oriis c ors, ot t i o s o o s rtst lors m is trwr rsos o timit, oitcs, o sl robi mi t t t t imlf ml rr to bit r m s prc; o t ot , it t oorut o rorm: i sc ol occr o t sort tt or o rmo ws oot, it ws bt tr to scr b t o t r ctic ros to t mos tic l, rtr t to c
upco o pi ss o o O 37 w s r P p r t t r s ou s , t ti o icr o b f t o r o o wo s Bt r oc G, Lo o os, pp ir t cs r s, ws pi t sco orsi Bor ot rqus rsso ci i t is c, u o spoiti or otr rs, tt o B s w f r ws o r iscuct f s i, sprs t i tw B c t i owi ccut: At i w, , t i Bt Mii Bro L pcu t rcor Brt t pl css, i t so pp o wits t, s t cu w c tw i i t, pi t bcrou, ' w t pz bc or u , bu t t p u Or, L f But, t i ic Bro tt, ii is , ws t t icius i t o u w iquii i p i t u L Oi w i prst f t i w st Btr ii, pu out tt t o c t b pr st, b i o Btr Li o ccu i f i c u w i prz Br Li ti t c , but i s ou i i i ivu,
rpoc so r r ou o prcp os o bo cou s Bu Bror os w u s ssr u coo Lo O ou
p poo so o Brr L; oub sc r uwor o poso ou Bus o r o squ ss sso or s su ous s rw b s rs sp b cs r o Bror Mos rw o; wr Bror scu s o r o w pp o Lor o Bus t; or s o ub c so o pr r so cosqu ou o o so; tw w src or r cs po russ oo Bor L s ors sor sprs; s or s squr co bc o orrss cu rw b us su w ror ur qus u w o t our r wo s br spu sor r o ss Bo Mos rss o Lor o Bus pssw orr o oow o s c oro us wo s wor w b o p s of p o ror o s Bo ws o s scs t sl sc o r s Bo woul Bus b s o Mlos o
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o s ow r w; b , ow o b r o s s tr wol poll st e to o s b t ro wol s corol l Brot r t t pre o s prt to wtrwor r t t wol s wss to t prsp os wors oLor Or so s lp s r c, s ws s wo w or s srs wo cs or spsr w ror e Mls cs r cs ro s ssr o b ob sr pssw o closr wr wo o soo, bow bor t Lor o s , rsp o bos r ss w r o l ror s , o t o c s ws Lr, s, o s pr r prs o orrss rss l r r cr s o Mlo s; s o cp-brrs sppr or r cl rport to ts o r c, r pr o br ess e ro or Mos o lr ots t ocr o r, s o orsbc b wo ors s-coc, rse to owr rwbr --rs orc bc o r s c, wr o Bes s o cr o tt w r wll or w o ts p o Mo wr o ws orc o sr wo s rs or ws r b s s r or o cs lo pss o boso o Orr so s so b so b r o ss, r l o scrs b cr ros o s rtr, so sow sl o b 2
irpr o owr ss wr tri act ractio o t prit s soo as or cop s irs s, o o cor w ro ow sourcs or a oo c aosi s rous a Brtr b s ws i prcios assti or o br apprt cocr sic srro ar t s s tas, t i t ow , t t <' o a, t o t ti r rr s wou o or o t prii, tro ipropr, o itaii ps isi is o r i itio to t squirs a Brtr t b sts A, cotu, bos wo w r stai tr a o or rs wti t Orr wr to is ss s is s i str oios o r s, or c tor pr r, w ssistac o Visior o Orr, o rri i i, pi porb ici s p o i o stt o rss wic b pt ii b prs c o t s ior, co stri w b o r asr o vt or w or , ori o Brr cocr r wi is rsoio Assr o i t iscipi o ss or, o srpris o , o Lor o Bas bro i, rss i ivr o t os o Mvoisi, so i o rp wt is cos o ici ru b o i i s i prs c o pr, sis prcii Bror
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Maoisi r i rso rosra in vnia a o or o star wit iic r a a copits watsor i roroo po is si o o ocs o Lor Oir wr ii r co isr ar rc io rr ros o t i o ajori o rr wi tos o oosi i or tir or w i sic iior Orr ri arssi o or o r i ot o si o ro r i o or copici i i c o r i r it cos o cori o a a r ast ro oii co i Lor Oir ri i rii si t or ro ro i sa a pproaci t o o too is a tra i o is ir; wio a r rtr to is sat. ic rai sit i asoist a t o pa si wit owr s ra ioi wit o a is ip a t itot a crai ocaac s t oar tss a wi rb at is t Bt sic Lor Oir i ot ta t r ob to pic it p po a si ro t oar a aatars approac oo t p a r st is a o asat s s or ar ici sw orwar ai o t ar o is cair or ir bt is to t oar a to t Visitor o t Orr a bow to t aptr was awa o t o At is ot so tot tat b pi t ri o is ir a tossi t wit ro a is t t oar ipici at aci o ac-
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tat Maae e ae t witu a ceai eagere gave i t im aig tw tee t i tabe wic te ci e w t muc i te a f et t te mmaer e iit f te Orer ae te Brter igt if wa e tue ta me i te f imef mtig iit w te L frie eaua pace upo te cru pper f Lie tee a a ime a te a Betr e maitaie) ve et im ef be twee te ec a wier f t tee a e ae f i mater e t e Lair ret te tat piti bet te u ite te mae f cveai wic te were accutme i tei t. p ti e mer e Brter e aceux e aa b te Seca e e ae wit te Viir f te Orer e ecare tat wteer came pa i e tree earffuture it wu eve be ai tatte griu te H Orer be ba f ui ee u b evee i ava ce e Vii berae i emi mewat bt avig ut a i ful aui bef f te ra Mater e e e wte u f aitue r be e eeme pee e pii te H er t etti i b uet tat i i frtre e mmae a wa epibe f e fte f i Bt e. er a e iit f te Orer ae eave f mma t e ter e Biibert auce tat t trp te eeca a ai ee t fret f Paea a Saitit after avaci a repectf iace fm e a f te mmaer te baiiff rme it raw itu preeig ema Fig te re f te maer a aviabe fce were pace ag te ecite a a ma umber f
e wee ao b e moa Ote e e a ee wtou e ce f e became w at tuut te om te af ewae as of te weteco f Sep be f ta ea a ece e e ema a ut e aw o f e eet of Ocbe ; o a e ba B t t tub te omae Pae�a e mee epte t te mae a ba o otes a ace te a a iape aame e Pae�a eai aeae bu t ccup te a i ue eeu e ext a te titiet of Sep te V f te Oe etue to te em e Pas wtu ici et e omma eetee fet tatwatee e baff amee ou of te mmae at wee umbee; coseuet afte te f ew be a tat i t ou e et e te ece e e ew up ece e ee S Jacue e Moa te a ate f te em a fi e it b te u mat e e u f ce wi a ee ea act te ee of e pe u w e e a ece ee e u L f eaua a e ate utt i te b eep te ce 1The investgatos of sola ted case f emplars bg r aed y the emissares of th Kin's Counil, ass sch a tat stt ted by Madam d Pale n�ay we e, t t hi s dat o l y art of he rliiary as of the gnel peaton nsagd hlp agast t Tl; f Brothe Lahre had rad th ad of s tortrrs s fn wuld oly av bee rot frward s ed onc the Templrs a b arrted as a ody so tat the Po old be presentd wth a fait accompl.
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ex o i s ow al most a ou eae beoe etti some es ise e eci e to assue i mse oe as ime a e ci was o still awae aou all mas of escape a bee wat e i ava ce avi fu im o e coa seepi pofoul e espie a tace o e ci s uote e a uc of use es e xaie tem a ai oses sio of tem e cae oe of e a Bee a ase im to wic ocs of wic oos of wic coses caies capes o celas i e fo ess ei its mit coespo e ei e om mae ot t o eveal is ame i f pec ace e eci e o use tis ifomaio as eviece te la Boe ecoue a ui te a befoe vespe s Boe e Mavoi sie a ee see b te a ees esie e so-cale owe of Meiaio a te wese coe of te fis a seco eceie A a mome e o of Beausa si ll weai e lac a i t of e paes of te emple wic seeme o coaict peious testi) oie im o e ee a smal o at te base te te o e si e of e ice ae ee oe oes ow a few seps a ees te ci te mie cela But e i oe pases b a ti oo at oce wie a e ow fo eas it a ee ce a oe a ee tut suppeti te pe o ci i ow a Bote as i to te ea o s a t t cass e e as astoise to fi tis oo aja cuius t see ee it e e puse t pe a aaci e se e iscee a a spa saicase e bea t cimb t a ate avi wce cice ou te ceta pi a abu t te ftiet sep e eme to a ai o fagstes a ast cicua oato wit i au ti wic e t ai t o ou t ee oops
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a amo eae wt te ams of te empe e Bote ae tat ot a to stu s cot e eeme t ref erabe o epa ce t a e a fou t, peme betee e wa a te bac of e ca. s fo te . . . But ee te om mae sec m t a este, a extee te pam of s a pompt te a Boe pace s f tee, supse t be eee of so uc ; fo atou e a spoe o fa, t te a seeme to eep m cmpa . Oce te was s a, te ommae cou o oe te wete e as be ue b a esstbe powe o act of s ow fee w ; fo a oce e eete te ebo e a steat fu app oac te s eep bo; et as Lo Oes ef a, e teae te oto s t fe. e e puet remove t a, ea s w ce, ee te a Brote to emoe t w te obe wc te a tte came to ae fou o e toe of e a pace; a atou e s oubts about cet a etas a t a ee ep ote, e ept watc e te coms a os arou te owe of Metato. At last e ee to aow msf a few ous of seep, but w e a ow oe fa uesto peplex m exactl wat a ase a Beausat bee o fo tem to fee so ast we teupte, elect to tae a t wt tem, o to oc te oo? te pa to eur? He eewe te ccumstaces of te ac couts e ate b oe a Bo te afte aote. It was ee matte of smal etal s ue alowace be mae fo te wfu cu of two o tee v aset te patcuas bea to aee ess a less as te stateme s o te sube ct accumua te, fo m a woe so couos tat te ess t ppeae
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or a e as o e a cocer a suc a ruos s ou ot be los arb rar suato s ! For e was ut seeess oto to wc ee o a tat e a oce ad te s tret t rob s ow or e bo . No w tat ot beo s ases coe s ecer exrale breat a oer, s w, usu a t wc e ol wre arou se, cu o oer se ae tse ro s ow s ut e ecou re aoter w o ess bewere ta e. s was w e a accee o retur to s care o ra as ter a to esure te sere o te er rce, wose crcuferece e ew fr s ow usa eer o eer to ta reo were tere s o oe a crce watsoeer, were eace se oress asorbs a oto: e ew t a s was a e e u e was wat or te r esttuto s o e ce ur o ce, a o t s retex e rooe s aes ao e ar currets e o aer o e ee, were lo ao e a ee etrae s ra, e oaer, wo or o case o e K e absce o s bo, ts rou ru cosue s ace ad s esse s ou re a saow o resetet wc, eo e r o of ese s, ro ed t a ses o eco a e a axs sde te rcoae e a bce, all e teorar po uao ere wt a te ucerta msr o er wr ws oer wc e exercse jurscoe arue t ac tt aeare rouess o to P a te Gaca or boe a owe o ea a co ceabe eace: or e co ue o beee te rtue o ae s, w al t s le (e rcle of cotraco, ett, resost, ec) a te reaso of te 63
wr com o ar ro wc e moe abou b rss a as or scree moes w ow sacea ce aso e o e bre a bree se esaos as uc o sabs se as o a oer oaos s e aeme aacous o sus bewee s ow brea a oes a o osoe s o as ossbe e er w e qe e a b s sr roe eqa o becase a oe asrao romses aae o eac brea a bss er w e que rea b aso becase a e beas com o omerae e sees o rressbe mass a e are rease ro m er sareae boes ore or ess su sd e boes a e aae beow a roe owars orer r sorer, e rose o e ommaer w oe ess es wo be reasoab osbe o sor em o ao e wa or o ascrbe se reaer o es r eres o tes breas o mace, rob o er os or o aarce q a es bor o e coracos or tos o bod oras we e rea was ma e ma e o tem se as o er a or wter or o o se ere co e o reao cu a oer be esabse ewee e rsa bo a e brea wose wr es was o ere rm a o or aweaess oe breaa oee, oerao o eac e ese eses o a o eaae eqa ro aerc oose bo coormesow rs wro e eror os so wose r oo erc resee a a so s o ro crme? o o e oese o re m we suc a brea, scra e r, o be coare o e ro oees o
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sor's reaes raors we e aare soar ob o soe brea ae e coela o b e s sees a o ere o sus ro a saa ou ae equal soresce a aare e a acc sce o us are aas! us ae bee searae ro s bo ore a oce a us ae ae bac re a oces brea a a rcee reeae searaos e e o s u s sr s ! oul e ee scer e ae-o oreao o rs uloe e s ow Lauor corac o, as, arat easoal obser oc a cosre e sarcases rres or ces ese eo e coes o eos e were a eses cera b u o wa ase cs a wc a brea a rouce a woa' s o ur s ear sojour ereaer bra ore or ess accor o e sruetao o er oras wou ra a a ue resoace o ae saurao or esarow was s ere ro e oa o a ou ero ae o ba e e arr o s e sra s erao wo ecouer oers : a obsa e so e ro rere soe ro a sae o be reewe soe ro a obsesso oers ro a sress beress a ar ro e source o s obsac ow wou objec uawar o r reaso ruce o er oos o e w ure eaaos a eac o ese breas wou ose se e eua o aoer accorace w e eae assa o w wc eac was eowe, e os ou uar as we as e os case e os cra as we as e os oce bu b ow ere was o oer a cra or oce es u
ers wer e a a c ass a o a roo a csa; e rasose aws o aac a s r e o eora cbas a w cuser s re se sss w eb erc se o eec sues sesua eas a ss s sa cs a r we e o rruc s sesas ars a sae a a a aas eca eress a ss wo e a es ce sas s aess s; e cac ecre a a acr resace s e aa sc as a bee a e a oe e s aa e o ese br eas s oras ea a burs o eor wo ose o e oer sras or er cs sar o a oer reee o ca o er arbrar rws a ce aa e ee sers a aoer sara b a er ow ra as er rce as a br eas as s orress c w a e ras e rawbr e w ee rou e ces a a a c w e e r e as a coe ses w s o a s ww c a e a as ss a a ws as sa s e s ss wrs s ss wo r ea s s as coc we e ; ew se a s er rac se ca a s ; ess e ac sac a s a ; s ar 66
orrss Vsor o Orr s o o r r or oar s b u s o as ar as c ou s r cross s r s aa abo a; o o o cb o o or o s B s qus o o ac as ac sa au a o bra ass a o o bras bra us a b a bo s ow ar s ra o as cas ror as as c s ous s a sa or s s a a r b s r aa ac or as a bra as ab o b sra awr as a awas b so ae o rab s bo as o rab s a o s o o ra ws o os o Far co r wa r b sbo o ss o r ad roc ra u rwr a r o w c b r o o so b a aar c o os s s o ac ur ess s o s as a brea s o accuso s o a cos sac a o so a ro a s s a rur o sa o o a bo sar a wr a ass ro a roar o a wsr Bu wr o b bro o eo o sc a o a a r orrss bra s a o rco o as r o ac b as r ow abs c s ac ; o a as as a b ous w o s s s r wou b brou o u r os se or arora o s ec a ru a bs o o Orr; o ac was or roous a s ac cae o sua bras u ra a 67
separae e, as ra, ro us a ere brea s o rspa re sace o o o cosr r aes o s be se s, o cras, s aess eo, a rors, o ss oes s o se es aor brea, e e eac or uu; bu c oe oes so acor o a arb es o o I orr o sur s br was ru o e Gr s r, ru oer e r ece o s c, s ru o e s prob be sr rou rs o prao a aao w r cu of s ow a; so o e s be o ereae se ro rce e sare w e oer bres b s o a e o e ae as uc s s s pera o s Brere, proe a e ur aed er ow erece o be e obec o s ereates O e sou o e es rue o e a a, oce aa reu e breas w er boes a awa e e aer b eas o e orer wou u a e o e ra o e ae o Order a bee oo o accusoe o e aaoous ess o be, o wc e a ross ree ur s ee aera wor as a ore o roube b e s oa s aeebeore ee ece prose a que ruear coe wc, beer sue o e upeasa surrses o ese eos, ep ro a bac o eeeca as easbe e ae o ear s bu oppor ue r s ocao o s ue s e a rs ro sr o o e ecee or serace bor cou oe o rasp w was occurr 6
bo arou a s ac sow a ru o sa c su ao, s r, o wou sas o coo s o breas xre beor s \ a se coors ru corrso o os, aa was cssar o o aow s o b coaae ursa ssu e use o a ere saes, ac bra , e o, s use s e b s ow wa o aa e o as ou aarz s w u, soees see as we o accoo a s w aor aser, eer brar ss sr o ar wasor! wou a a o rqus a oos o a corora or rrs ra a s, oeer w e ax o a sou s or o bo, orer o scr cos o a o wa r b, r absc o a sac were breas cou re xa, wer o or sus o sou ro x ece e a aar rauous ers o saes a cou r a j u o aue sers, ss, as, cos, a suraces sc o , sra, uua or zza s, se os so Gra asr rc se w succ soa a bra ro ors o o s ow o as ocr as was s arso s o aere co a wr, s so s s o ucr o a c r s o a j cur o a ouco oss o ower was cor o wors o ace a w e o bcam ur a sr oc or, a a bra bca a s ob o. rbrar eras, bu acous wa ss a ro o wa
e sue vso o e ou bo susee e vo e rotua ave e Gra aser us t as muc cause or reeco It s ee a bo e sa o mse bu atou eess t s o a corse e ar rom ausbe s scto corresoe to te eera suao o e empe ere oe cou see ever ta was aaoous o a wc oe was oese breat wrwu o a wc oe a cease to be corses or v aabe bes s oe was eer a ve or ae b cor ruo e ace o e strae ou bore oe o e eous ateratos at usua resu ro s maer o orur e " s a bo ormto us s resec ere s a rau av reasoe us e Gra aster ou mse strae raw to te otess a e supreme Brea a mse assume te orm o s bo o preserve mse s resess beo eat "He s beauu as a ae! e caut mse sa "Bu s te sureme Brea at susas m ma eve a roac m? I erve o m ow bo a bu a brea wtout be ure srt ee see m o w t te sr s ees bu wt te ees o a abse a abolse vso or tere s a erece betwee ecev obec about wc oe s a obect abe eou or e tou to amuse tse wt or to come bac to a t o e o ercev aabe s ts wc are a t a s rate to us er e a oeu or wa brea wou stur me ess ta s uvee bo wc oos o be eve er ta te most va orou s amo us! Or m ts vso mre
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ecou queso aer s rco a area awere e For erceo o e ua abe ob j ec a abos w s er a, wc e a creae or sef o aer ef oeer we e ae er o be w e : o oer wa re e bewe oe a e ex; s erceo a ere a oce w a aec o s bo reore, w a e er cee acu, wou be abe o o ws , cou o b cojecure reac s suee coscoue, w a e or wea rejece wa ercee a ae se a ao ese ree ra, of wc was, or s rea, e as cera For f s cocouses cou ae be reec a l ree b oe oe srao, wou o a reea bl e e a ree of a cre c ae e n your eakness rea oe us a wre: a stong wa a o uefaco a e rea o becae clear, u aa a o fere w a wed a eer e er cee sou be erceed a f e a ara w ed : ece erce deal o bod, e could o e bu ws deal a wel Wa wa e a caued eal, wc e alo coul o el bu , roue fro fferece I wa o o uc e a reex of d ll ee rueoer oe, aou e oe, oaocre, ea,or uoe I wa wra, uddel oerwel erce , wc rou a uque rao reeabe e Gra ae r eo o coco ue, wc wa eul fe co cer os s A aou ere wra a e er of awae coscoue o ere reao for escae : barel fore e e aow of a
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ca a e a eer ae lace Ee we ul a reae rual cororeal le, we a assuous orcao a quelle ee e ses su cao, was all e ore ecessar or u rea z sel e ere brea a or s brea s because o erece, fr fear a s rc, e boso o a eace a ee ors, sou resu a o o all re rbuo. o, sa seee less cocere a aoe resurr eco o e bo, alou se woul ae e o see er ow bo alae w de ra, suer ru eer, caesce w a o er es was o suree oe a cose o law a erorae o ol a es ro s brea bu al brea ro s srual uals, s e ur a ow e waw aress a aess wa, a eo wou coe, sers ao oer breasuwor, o oub, o eer ecouer era le e se was a au, corace, a or exae brea: or suree loe, ceral bu as ee ere se o se ursue er ow eres (wc, a se eer oe so ur er lee, woul ae also bee o coee rece o er), o roed er o wra ro e oer breas, oug e were ure, cra r lusul or bore u o oo clusers o ese Go srals aows le er srae sleor o l a cus ers, wa was bes er w wa was wors oersse oo ore eorar "cu ul e ere ar reos beee e les , crrb ors a e er ees . e r ucoc r w er r er erorous so our er bo, er abao o e sae o erece, e reoess ro beac soso rea a e 77
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o oer o a cosequece a oe a o e e requre eres orer o oese secous se oers us, obser ace o e ew s u e rue , e ou ae resoe o e juco What ee you oing hee? b aswer " was o be aore, Gra aser, a a se ae! ae, ou se aorabe, aor se as I awae a aorer! For a oe e Gra aser was sue : o a eece e ou ae s e e soe sa or o e eao errue e waeu cae Bu as erorous as was s auess o e eer o e Rue, oeeess e ruse b wc e ou, so o, cae e Gra aser se o queso, s resse "A s, Gra aser, s s e cre o wc Oer e eausa, our ube, oa a eer obee sea, accues sef Bare a e ou ae se we s ecarao a e eec o row e Gra as er o e s ae a a re cee s ao For accor o e sae rue, sou o e Gra aser ae accuse se ur o a a urer, owe er e e ws o ower se o be e aro o s ou c ? Bu e cou ee recoze ae se. e c e oe wo a us A ac, su e rue o seeuc ao, e a o oresee a or a sou searae ro s bo e ac o eres se s ow ae, ee o accuse se l o a r aco, eae e sae aerao as a oe exresso o brea, us as s rue or ase ass er o u or e sa e o aoer brea caes o ess e aer. A so,
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o ear e ou e sel e ae o Oger e eausa, e se cae e sese a e sorca coo c s arawa ae oo ace , a a e coe roer o s coee coo eae e, as a oer coe wou ae oe, e ereua aca c o s brea. ow a e o us see e ou a ro e au o e waeu cae Oce e was carre wa ro a ace, as o e ocao o e sa, e was e w o e co use cosc ouses s o a aboao: o was e o s sco eru ess was e susco o a bee ace, a s aoe ae a ueas sese o se rereesbe A s ueasess, ow, o e sarea, aas e soe o e curse oor, oo e o o e ou bo, a resse ue ca, scoa o bac ele, se breeces. e s o s c o ess a ouree ears o sa soe s, e Gra aser orgo ee e ue, ee e as ee o s ow ao, a o a sa escoere e esures o wc e a bee accusoe we ae "You ae e reace aoo a ou are sea o e oues! Eer ce eae o be sce! e oe o cae o be Oe e eausa, se o s subsse ar, ooe a w a o asess s ee ees as , c e oou aze o eresa, e cou e e ause e e e a suc a sser ra e seze w a eec ur, a sor o sure o aece suc as soees a eseca coes o ose sous cae searae, e Gra aser, sez e ou bo b e coar , ue o s oube e sr see w
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soes of e s ad vale av e s sede obe e u bas ad aread dru, e smmed e s, cuve a bu freed b e saow cas ere b e eomous wes o a drao rse om e uebrus a bea s e ol b o s ow reso, e mself oo seer er u e sace wee e albesce aae oed e sow es, eve a eacefu e frs ras of aw, a av ece o a o oe o e oer o wou fearfu esao, e rose u, order o desce moe rude, a eee o ose s wa ear e le, se mae a fe culs om e owee feead, we wo uous obs sud el sare ow a m Aa aess eveoe m e barel a e me o ale e wam of a lae of sule walls of sa crac resoude, evebea elessl s e m ae oo e flsoes b e crued fl, s, wo u s eer ous brea ve com e bac o m? Overweme lu s o e fesmal se of a sor sube, e swelle o udersad wa a us exlore u, all sesual, w execao of a oe aw, s exeo olue w fall so sae s lc a e o a cal a sae a osaa for f urs asums wa ge e b e covc o of v bee re ee as wor So, s e sl seaa b esece sa efo , e e w freea o e ou, so o sea, ess ou of veerao a o avo u wa e a reoe: weer s as Oe o eesa, e o oer wa o bu s osao owsa, e cocevabe oo sae s aroae ag e ae o cocerae o o oe ase of e
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aa aess ors s ro bac a e ow a o a coa s s ur os s w ra r owr r o e ro e ac o e b cae rs, bu csac s, rsas ow sar ba e broa arces o ou s brows "Is ra ou ? No bac! sa "Yo u are asa o o e as ou see e ow, wo ou rsec u b u ou a ow ! A ow coes bac o aut ou, w o a a cos ts wa o our Brre bee er ow boes! ow sous sarae ro o xrss ss o ac or, e r cae sees as o u a aread cae e ! "I cae ou? "oo a acow wa ou se! s ou osrous bo w out bee t, jus as I o o bee ow o wc I a er " c o our ases, rscor aw, a ou a be j ue b wa ou a rpera e our bo w sa ou aa s ts ee our ws? "O cours, or e u sa br justce uo ees a sa aow o see s a ce! "o ar se eees a wa ace w e u sow o ou? " ows eees a s ace sa u e! For oce e bur , a ru sa I be dcate! "d ou s beee ? "M reao, o wa s et o , ressts b ut I be e I 'e d oce a or a ow bod
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"B u us ou o aso be u or wa ou ae ererae ae oo a s ore "A so "D ou o cose o be bor e bo o e Gra aser wo was bure "er a o ! "Be careu wa ou sa, Gra aser D ou or did ou o coose e sae o s ore o saor ae "You oc "I s ou wo oc our resurreco, Gra as er For ou ws o resu rrec our soe bo, wo e sa ue ou s oes bo be u o ou o o e ore o ee "I oo ws o ee! "For e seco e, I war ou, be careu wa ou sa: o wa w ou ree a eccao or a caa s as e ur coesurabe w a ore or us s rae sec absorb a e co usece o Gra aser orer or o resurrec cas s u o e ore or Sr Jacues oa o aoe "I a e e b ae uo se! "B u ou o e our os secr e eo o e ore ere ou are ow, e ere brea o a ore ! s o c oce! "eer a, sa ese aeess. "e us we ou b rea a as s ore "a are ou wes a easures ase e brea a s b ee s e o be aques e oa "Yo u ow e aees s ase wo as o a scae equ b ru a ace e ea sc o oe s o e scae. e a bea o swa
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sse e " av r a Go! e sae re " o o ca avor a o ase aosce , car ess s ces w s as " a o a creaor wo esaves be o wa e creaes, w e c reaes o a se s e, a s se o a se bo. 0, r Jacques, e os o seves a ou oress w ourse ar a a resrre e os o es ou, uews o ou se se. I s o se a o u ave u s rescue o e as
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"our rea or ae ou e wo c as ou as ow cr eaur e sce ou sea o e wa o o ue ! For a o a aer w o, e , rea wa e as o ow! "oeer ou a be o eae e "Acce erce a a be our oa er a! " a greae r erce cou ou eer erfor o r e a o g e e bac u o e! "o free ou ro oure Fro se u o ecear a be uge bo " o ecear! ou wo wou ae oea o e reeo a ou wl oe we ou reurrec a ou are ow, e owege a ou w fore ew we ou coe o ow oure a our reaor ows ou or beer or fr worse! u ow w ou ow oure e Pera a oe woe a a f ou oul be e Kg f e Fle for uggeg ! "eral o! For e creae fle oo, o e ou o a er ea o orel e ! Bu f ou were ow o ee our freeo, ou woul ow ere o ffeece bewee e bl o a era a e foo of roe a of ore ag delg e wea o al! "A re le or ec e? "o ou e our ea o oref! all rea our oreer ues sera! oobe e! ecae e aoece w ee reerece e ra aer s cu o e: "Your eag e o e bee "B a ae a oe ou "You ref ue erc e ! a oe ae aer
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aolescet, ow ed his rasp, steped back a ace. Sir Jacques de Molay, time is rug out caot reeat m ae to ou To rsectful of t Creator, loall compl it te oveat t at i us: memr is is domai, ie te el-lio f tose rebr i m e. Ad I sll te care ot o rem Him tat before creatig te rest of ou, e caue tousads f ods to ie witi Himelf i orer to ceate Himsef uiqe! ca do otig aist te meor He eves to is reatu rs Wai t! cried te Gr Mate r, extei g imsef i etire egt, ars stretced towards e ou pae as are turig i ac to im rig rit bout , e oter repled: "O Grad Mastr, spa efore ou retur to te sat f a oro iid t or do o wis o ea r? addd d eset, ut wat so i i was a rsa's copas io. Aad o oer o wat I mst sa to ou. e! wisped e rad aster, Help e, sic ou do ow Do ou te acce e? ecide! terroga , or else ietitde will strale me said e rad Mas ter, breatless e, eari is sii viri face to te sere, ase couteace of te wrrormo ad grazig it wit is log ebo curls, te out isered to im: "o ou ot ow repet avig fle efore te drago of t e s vale? "O, I die of same! "Is tis ot te ver ti o could ot brig ourself to cofess to e? Ideed! 1
But ou are o smd o t, s t because ou would ot estae to ft t le te alat g ou are ? erta ! Bu would a aat gt bter 'o aeg te cowardce of a oret? I would b e be eat ! ould t be ta ou ar e stea d asame d o f our remors? O e me te opportut t o cofrot t aga ! But, coued te adolescet as e tured awa, at f te gt s braer wet so far as o fgt te drago wt ol a orets defeses? ould t ot be mre dg fed ad r g to trump tus? W at do ou mea to sa o trump, us t dr d eep f ro t e wels of e mamlae ad raw tererom te poer eces sar o s st g e sall e fl to atac te d rago, ad e capures t, e drao wll urreder ts qud reasure! Do ou ae e or a foo? cre te Gra aser, sudde sag, ad wl ou ob e a as, rascal He ad use forard, ut e o s ow o s oa s ae ad retured A Were as I? Wa dd I sa er am Outse te burt bod of e Grad aser, as bets s pred breat? c Grad aser? B afu o our obo Baoe Bapoe; wo ar ou e m b o? as, wr aro e o wose sage was ow se o a wmpe W e of s beautfu ad te ou parted s armele el
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Al t s Loo! A t u iicat bfor r t igur of a li, l , as clasp, s clos, out gap Wo s tat? as t Gra Mastrs gustig bo. or of Sr Jacqus Moa, wo s ppos t rturig u r obio ! Wat os t wat, to ra bfor ou tus rar? t wats its rator to r b r is attitu at is s rtio t scors t obl o tat fow s fo s ts as uc as i t ds irs t sa fro s Wt t d ri its ow aatio? s raso it trsts f o ss, but to u s t su t, oug t b for , w o ris wt s or s ults , 0 obous brat wo rbrs wargs a t oo wll! o ou subt to t sults of or, 0 u wo isps bo? Bcaus isu t causs s s to flow! us os t Pric of Moificatios of Bi dligt i is ow o fcato! oul it b tat isult ofis ou ouslf blo? I t s cssa r rr to satsf t r ato r! o I ot sl sult s crati! costs to s cratur s sul tg xc ag tr is tir rt, c rbrs! Wl slf forgt tat r too plasur i it! Now p a put is tac w scarg s o ut s our 13
"How te ma I adore ou m oblo so at ou wll eep our promse ? "Be tu or obo, dow to te er last sult "O Bapo t, do t t m laus sa trut tat beor o ae tasted ou w a de d m tr tmes eer I ear W o e r mbr a tus swo r d o sa t ou u approace te r o t ee o a al e a sorcr paactrss a bc aa Yo ma sa t wtot £ar I ot ecluded rom te crce o te ct "Yes, f cour crd t od ma e ep s ees stl cosed, a caed.Yes, ad I am plea sed to o o ts c uded Wt tese ors t urs mple splt ope wt te top o te odce ad te breasts o a made emered But ar rom eep s dsace te Grad Masters oblous breat wrl a rasg te el, spread tself across te bare cest Oce te fure o te be tus mofe ad summoed s mor te repl ecoed s ow oblo ssured l o ar ot but a sorceress sout d t o a o orcull tat t wratful reat tat bore ts uttrac caused t to spra toward te r o t bac robe slpp dereat te words rled te sadow alo te bos les seated breeces ad te lost ter wa "ou sall bur fr all etert t te fre tat susta s or a bc ed t old ma. t ts cu se t u ed d er pals as f oo or a support te emptess, ad dd ot
ea e equlbrum ul se a oee to te Gra as ters oblvous breat te at to rr evoa e wro A, s se, er sae crmso, "ow u rasac soceress same! Is a w o scre m vg breasts? W t tae u grattue rer a e tat I m a actr ess ! Sto r etur to te ast ! W at? ou sst? A tat momet, ow arou er lower be, er ow seeme o rse , pcrg as ou arou a ba B e ure o eeg o ma, es s cosed, sude separae s as a brout s rt a to t e em of te log gow , wc e voetl ste above te us s: betwee te sle breee tere aear, rulous a swolle, te sat o ece of te out, o st l wore te u s cor et o s ea "ou, so pere assure tat our vtve satue ear wtess o or vrt o e eaves, tu ere Sr acqes as memor aga, "o o' eve esae to smlate maoo ao us! a c a I ca o u f t a cosmmate a ress ! e coece spt oe I aste e u core e a rac w er pam , a owg er v el o al "oug ou av scovere m atresss p, se repe, er ow rs w e grow obvo, "tat oest mae m a tc or t! om o, m Lor, v t oe ast t r ! "tc! ave I ot sa eoug? prst te memor of Sr Jacques, ees stl close, as oe aa, s mout rema aa e "O fecu mae! aswere te eaf wser of te Gra Masters obvous breat, uable to rac te goa f ts exrato
e, su le o s l g b e memor, oug eplore full b e oblvo, s palm alra mosteg wt a geuous agtato, te oug bo cre "Yo u wo fale to our s ouself w t e vrg ml of a sorceress, r a bcs sees from e pallus of a plaacress! He suered, strppe of ls a! Its oe, Sr Jacques ! usg rom uer s palm, te sees, cloug ao o fer, fell o te memors gapg m ou complee s praer Sr Jacques e Mola, of asg, opee s ees: eea e g vaul, a e e of a rope, ug e u e bo of Oer Bausa "apome apme, w a ou forsae me? owe e Gra Maser At s cres, e ww tat ave oto te tror o e room op, a e K apeare s mplar' s robe "Sr aqus, e wspered, "Is tat a tato o e seco r te tr egree?
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ragle atao, we t sol e ee of all ee to rema te same Wat ave I ot wesse ts respect urg te exercse of m carge! I soul ot go so far as to sa tat te vctm reat o loger recogzes ts vctmzer Rater, t seems to see furt er outrage, f ot om a ee to ow tat t exsts, te at lea st to prove to tself te ut lt o t wro g t as suffere But te flt tat rs te suel exre reats to us oes ot at tem tme eou to realze ts : releve of te ee to rema te same, te vctm breats erge wt te vctmzers oce te see tem comg atter seem ot to ow te same of see teses tus wlcome b te oters No accusatos or rere ts o eter se , a o forgvees s xc tat t frmer vctmzers wll e weaer ta r fer vctms f ever te s oul seere, e toa separate from te ere s o moral atoemet suc coul ar be reqre A v olece of aoter or er s bor our o to: t s fecte b mea s of a total ffrec e t s t s fferece tsef: a t leaves o tace, wc s te worst frm o volece! Agast ts must stugle, m Bretre, utl te resurrecto of te fes As tese last wor s are st ll resoatg, te guests s t ow to table wt a joous tumult a lea towars eac oter, em ulousl aress g a callegg oe aoter te ras of te ages sperse platters are passe arou, we flows auace everteless, oe guest caot et over s astosmet e maes a effort ot to etra s ueasess, squts at s egor, te Vstor of te Orer, wo smles at m courteousl, butmt te Vstor also e co alg some perlextparts s ls for a raugt or a bt: for tr s o wa of appettf
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0 Gra astr of t orut tat as me, o ot amt srts tat de at Go ev er crated aturs tral tca to tmsves a rsose for ter acts a tougts! or oe suc srt as s to our fortrss to suce t re reats ad to sow tem tat tere s o t a tat ot stas for vr t sam ut tat a cages rtual utl al combatos are auste a te cc recommces efte a oc ce as oeess as t s asur d ts srt as ta o t sa of a mamma from ulore ads: bware tat t oes o ass tsef off as eradc a ecome t azo of t o Orer! Rouc our mutcato of t rts a emlems, est ou bcom t frst vctm of our too ovous ruses! Or f ou t ou ca us our reat wt mut to sufflate e xalt srts to oes or m to at t ese of te souls searat from tese ad of t e ois ms vs o consr wth in owers a nd ask t m to susta your r s spira tion! B t xpe ct noth n rom us! B trf or vg ant n our o ly mini stry an cease to rant asyum to im wo sa d t at: all th e g ods died of laug h ter to h ear one amon g them procla im him self un ique! Y o u kno w of om w s ak: If be for aw n yo av not evr to us Frer ck the A ntch r st, w o as c ome a m ong y ou n the gu s of an anta t r, as t sun is risin ovr the n ly y i ng w s all case yo from your fo rtrss and rive you to t o wer c rces of our f orever fut Wo betide him w ho woul p rjure hims f as any tm s as th er ar e w ngs n t house of t F a ter ! ' T s, 0 G and M a s tr, s w a t the hr on s and D omin i ons say t you ! Pray f or y w retche soul, alev at m y s d serv ed suf fering s!"
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c c e bac e ad e ug ea . a ee a e s, e aloe aa, ej e bee ere ar streaed le orflae e e ar a e oe tees. e Gra Master folowe m s gae for a log tme, te tur g towar s s tmat es : at a strage wa of exortg us to vglace, sog u e repetat soul of leet a te e of a torc presumabl lgte urgator o s suae e fro ultplg te rtes a eblems we te temselves use te wt mgt a a No e roe a Ds spea ore rectl a t was e trg to sa ? A ateater , was t? a ave o o w reerc? oestaufe, o oubt ? e Atcrst . . . a ateater? , perjure se? Wat mocr ase e fro fortress? ... ea o, Bretre, e sa, exteg s a s t a grou of gts w o e sa w gvg or ers t e aet s-a ars, o ras reles ow let o ma e eae e, let us be seate aga a oue te scusso Broter Dames, were w ere e? e Gra Master, followe b a trog of guests, a esued s place a te log table of te g tares. At te far e f e a st al l, foreg ers, mercats , grs ad a fe lae amt ted as a exce pto o tat a, due t te solemt of te occaso, a wate for t dow before ag eeve comfrtabe ad resug ter catter, etrel uaae f te aculous uos. As for te gtae of t e Order w o, surroug t e Gra Mate, wtee , atug eac e
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trte s ow faso t wors trfo o fae to a pp tm to m s at prst ac ca o t or ato of a compr sb a fr etrt o, floe b treats wt or so Br k ar to e M g t s ot frst u r w C we ave bee stb at ts t or s ot to be sco te tat ts a b sme e o Pls or rtr a ast btr taste of aer a o att e to t tr gre! . t too o a stor! Paps 's t pocss of eraf for t tosat t te accou f our aar, a t eas a bco cofuse t of · t scrbe wos are cubratos , for wat of orao bo t or scets, ow te cause of all ts trats bt te caot bur us twce! t tese wors e sze t a of s oblet, te ae I . s ufflate sprts t o boes ormt o! . . o as ever ecoutere a bo ee? . Suel, a aoscets a, ol a ewer, flls te ra Master s oblet to t brm, te pour s a for te Broter t ac ross f rom m e out wtraws s arm a resumes s plac be te t, amo te o ter c lre He sems to be te ouest, a eeps s es owere ra Master s struc b te purt of s fures a s race of bear o s t tat ust serve us? e ass Broter Lare e ampscau M lor, tat s te Lor of Beausat, a oble orpa s at, La of Pale�a, reat r a-ce
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of ou iutrious beeftor ea e aitVit, afte raig im ee, a t etru te m o our re. "e sgt of i brigs ge jo, Broe Laire I e a goo i? "imi but brae, a most ab e te ea of te ra a t a e ter , Boter ig t Is e ee ag to ase te ra o suire? " e bra tree ae, Lair iue, "e ll gie ou et a fourt, toug e weee ouelf ea o r at e eem' merc A wer e wate tw tees wita, e ere ter straigtawa t te re, to ut ou i te ale of i ow If e tae e etera ows of our eme, I a e m m gift to ou "Gamerc I ri o ou t Har a e te emtie te u at i o a w e, eate a i tte faer awa e twee te Viior te Seel, oe of te giare re: oul ot e Gra Ma er ae al rea reog ze m e ommae of SaVi, oo a guet lem eat ae an a, ag e etl, e leve e te , mo reelg, ee war e oo e e of e al , e g f om g oe t e G te rete more el ow? e ee ea ta oee efor e m e a a t we Smeg terefer rem oeel , mofg m u, muul o a aolees a, te ame a la, gi our im a , a wt taee figer wic ie a mo e oug b ee, e e air of rer are, facig te G Mter a te ew a ee o e g of Sr ues farter aw, te Vit a e
sca, st s t oma stu ato s t sam Og as oc mo o t s o ags, s es Ga ast w otc ao t ut o s at s, t gac o s b ala tus to as a: o s t tat s us ut tet s c t wats o te dao o t pag's g, wc ow cuts toug t Gr Mst's tt: at t mot e spas as f r g o ts t as o m, t Ga Ms, s sstal coto H s to ms a as t go b to s ps, bu t put t bc ow wtout g u: o mog us as cout a bo? H we w a a but s mo ow muc log st I's cta b o ou to ow ow matts sta fo wat us as t Kg o t wo Scs com ? wo o s tst us, wul s ug amog us? as aft ou rl w sul am bl to m? It s a log tm sc I nformd h wlws: and ha I rv a coz m, may God am m f I wo v ha rfus m h o s p a y! An t, sa no t w c ha l an' s r, "I d rfus tt sc Plp Prha s rsns m r ha vg nformd I lt m wr hs fll, low wt a fu n als a apsrs a, sg s voc : as at m w , loog t t gusts s m : saat o bt fom Obvousl, o t xt, a from t, a ma bats ut ma a ot of w tus o wts to solat tm to octat o o of m rng am fo t, wh ano nss o rs o's own ra, h on a o shd o xra from t
oters s o awas e rst to eere, a o ever sre o recoveri oese aew ars Bu t ateaer? A ateaer? I as o, o e, o o tabes ose a oter speces beses oes a caes? od ave oe to te epts o t ol cel ar? Oe r, at o o ? Oe r, asw B t ier a isappear e. a ecaed te Grad aste, ger spe awa wio or ermsso A, bes mse, e rose Oer ot, mag t g vas reverberate, ad sg to te mle o t a a r o te oppote tale: But w were' ou watc , Boter Gauva So sa e rabbe e be ard of te eepe r of te page Yo ow ver we o wom spea Oger,
sa voice, te bo barel fute easo aatreb e w t s a e ca te t bo egt e ar . a ou allow te oug es t of ou outs to r abot tse uceta paes Brotr av val cate te fft o wo, at t cre of te a Mate, a come rug fom te four oers of te refecto a orwt cowe aout te eepe e are a ee, m L a Mat, Gva, es bulgg, esee loo sm ace if of te ot oe s m Oge s ot care, a e te towas te cle wo, wt zea, cr so : Oe ot oe of u eawle Brote ames, te ew cofesso, gaed at t e tl a' t see Oier , a tus o esta te a Maste's ress ut to ee tese cre so teerl terwe, ome climg o o soers, agle, caoi a etci,
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Beausat but cotrar to all expectatio, e cam ored or im loul , ad te moe e a s o e c o giers sappearace, e greaer sse e ad aroused l e same, d o js poe tem ris? Yet Lae beae o wo, te omma er pi o mi d to s cos ter io, a auai, eeper o te pages, ad is roo o os deied owg Beausat ere was reaso or suc beaior, ad tis too beloge to t past Now, as toug uwittigl disobeig a o er, te ra Maser a eced e ecece of te alread traspire troug a cess ta e maie obsce o im as ceebaig e aier sar o s trmet, or w e oeeg i t? At tat mome, i became impossibe o dgus weter e disapearce o gier, o wose pres ece o oe a a sspicio, preseed se as a e elom, r weter, o te coa, mo asic cusom deae a e etre igs displa a tacit igoace Sudel tree srp blows a alber rig out all al l sile t e gu ests rs e, all ee s tur e tow ards te etrace but te igs sag opposite te ra Mster tu eir bacs to te group o people wo, rom te bac o e all, are maig teir wa to e digitaries' table its te Kig imsel, i te compa of seeral obles e gestures for all to be seate o oe mo es Pili p, dressed i te robe o te mple, comes orward lie a simple Broter igt, bwig befre e rad aster Remaig seated a looig stracte, Sir Jacques de Moa pas ot e ast bi o atetio to te Kig "a ou, sas Pilip, "ta ou fr our ospalit, m or Grad Master, ou wom te spirit of submsso o o moves to cas a veil of
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argesse over our austerit! e rle ve ee brougt to reaso, we tae our leave wit reget: tis o ouse affords a slid ramrt to our ess, bod ad sou! e ere lace tis quet to our credit e rest we sall sare amog retre e sal see to te tite Ad we await ou, Lord Grad aster, at te fueral of our augter-ilaw A taig m te soulder: ir Jacus, t our elt ! e Kig drs log draugts fom te Grad aster's gobt e atter, ees fixed, does ot eve mae a sow risig o of icliig s ea to acowedge s arewe e same s ufos ac time ir Jacques sits dow to tab t is Betre to celerate te aiversar o s tormet: does e ow or does e ot tat te K as eve d will ever fail t re ques aslum a t t eme o te eve of te aiver sa o te tomt ad tat, te etter to distur te coave reas, ot avi ee vited, e ua co o te is leave of te Gra ast trace of te Kig is isearae from ts commmoratio: ut as Pili's remars ad esturs are reeated, te ritua ceer of te reast as tem seem moe discourteous as te Grad aster awaits teir ecurrece, e ields to is istor ica vexatio ad ecomes froze i it, excludig Pili's gestures ad remrs fom te ritual of te mea et troug is ver attude does t Sir acques exclude imself as well? Actuall, te Grad Master, to all aear aces eaf to Pi 's ds, watces, eac time scee eeats itself, for wat te Kig will tell im aew: o eterit to eterit te same rovcatios arise: e e tis aquet to u cdit! e aait ou at te
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fueral or our augterlaw o our ealt Jacques! Buas alwas so, or s ts te frs e as Sr acques e M oa r emas per resete P p o wspers o s ear "Have ou cosere amttg me at last to te seco egree? e stae ta I gte o ta fortuate a urs eterall! A our perverst sal prspr r eer! er es e ut of rog coe upo our ocece! But at s ocece ujure Baot s or s wegt g ol! arl as e ear tose tree sllales we alg a oa fr o t ou of Sr Jacqus s emor evaporates a s storcal vexato s ale te Kg. Heav wt s ow offese lp fallste to latter s ees efore raa Master. ortwt regas s t lgtess leas wars e Kg: Wats cme er o Broter lp? A log tme as asse sce rracte m retracto at te sae ! Wat I came reel o eleve was f als wa t I ae uer orure wtout elef, I see ere as ru! ow tere ou were wrog to bur m ere ou are rgt to o so ! Sta up ! Ive a eoug of eg rgt! omma te oreals! e upo a sg from te ra Master a large gole owl s passe to te Kg wc e ols s as. A voce resous: P, or roer, wa o ou ofr te ra Master? M ea, reples K o ou w o e et aga s ta of eatg 12
d dr ao us? Oe des but oce et oe ever ses eat ad dr ao g Bretre! ' ' I de stroed te e pe Ma ou be orgve roter Pp! Wat ore do ou wat o rebud te epe o wt ed? o pa dead aog te v! Upo t s ro t e bac o te a , a ur e veed bac ro ead to oot coes r as e a gtg bot asg ro a ar coud, ro a part te ves tere sprs a e, wte ad brads te ea bade o a scmtar wt oe stroe te ure severs Pp's ead ad receves t te bow. ecaptated, te presets t to te Grad oeteess ereMaster. s te Severed pede otemead prose: I sa speas: rebud te epe e te Grad Master ts te severed ead ro te ow ves t te ss o peace passes t to te oter B retre ad tus ro ad to ad, te roa ead es ts wa aroud te o tabes, at ast returg t o t e ads o te vee d gur e at ter, grasp t b te ar crosse to te ceter o te reector presets t to te copa ad mag te s o te cross rase t up a dow, ad ro et to rt e uests cross teseves tur e sa ure te coceas te ro ead beeat ts ves d wats, mobe. At te Grad Master's eet, e st ee, ead ess as coapsed orward, as upo te a stoe. e Seesca rgs s be A voce reso uds: Broter P p , do ou eed our bod? Brtre, repes te severed ead rom beeat 121
e veis, " o o rve wr a ' sai uer , o o istub e o eve m o ! Mawie, a oer e o recor ere e row ro o lgrs , rave rs a er cas is car ousi , e eole a ve wesse e a st rieies of ri a ow, a ra e, e u s a oer corporaios ivae spac a separaes em ro ab o e iiaries o e Orer icai e prosrae K, e roar "i us coureter! Bu ara ro oer abe a rou o f Jews coe rui a be o craw arou te roal ru, wai i lameaio, beai er breass a r g o raise e roa bo o s e e gul s iervee a roar treate. "B roer Pili, o ou ive our bo to te Jes as ou a our ea wi us as a lege? ass e sam voice "e wo e a so or t ries te severe ea rom ur vis. "row bo to e See! e i ou as, ai o otce of te urious rii o esca's bl, cr ou uiso "Broer Pii, sa u Sow us ere our a is i i oe o, s ar oi ru o e Ki sue raiss iself a all sa bac s s ars or m, a ee is bace, stumbs Gra Ma ers abe , see as o r Jacqus . "o o so our a b oci , a Maser ross a fro ba ves. e beae Ki wi raw s ro able , urs arou a i ars ourec coius is ai wa owar e o r oo. B as e as ra o ur is bac o i gur, e
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ws ci suppr i a r ui i arisas a rcas ppsi rar all ur, u spb b i acpaic mas, wo ar apprac. e sw procee i war si s camri, e i wi a rapi sur acs a wip rom i bl a bis uris crac i a ri. asi, som llw sme r cfse im. e ba i sps, rws w is wip a ui a purse, scars crows io ope as. 0 Gra Wa acis ou rc m o ae, as r! Op cs sp , b ou ! cri s e a ba is. p e rm ruri m bo! aer pursus is curs: r seps rm eie prsa, as was i is as, a agsoe is wa bea is oo: ig slips a aises i a pi Were as curr ? cr ari ss ews a cojur i awa s im! aswr mrc as Da e ws ! Up e ar, w wer issi e aa ag s, e b ur ss a op o pi, lwi e . A bs e is i s mses s pa au sam ess, aBrere s sape i e ees e rrii Brr Dais isior Orer urs, isurb, wr Gra asr: b u a is i ecrus ir, ir acu s eps s s i p iur ei s eesca es o ceas e ri is be, wi ae is swr sres ar u e ab e. Wi si c resor, iur s ai prious 123
be e Be D ze set ez e Bere s ter rs. Oce su e b e s pes O r , eer be Bere, e e e t o ts s . D petto bol e e ? . . . , es! O te bee bu t eso! O e e t eet Oe ece o ece, ete. us ul et e ou be c ! le s t lue s ure se eub bu s ue l oe eot G Mste' lo l e l teer ore D ose o stocelebrte s toret e? le co ere ? But u pse s?
N oer e ese o s ce ss ae ase e er f aeers a pgrms w wee baqueg a te fo e erace pas ae w see pessg agas e oowas e gup f guas spese s w a rm a bae, we Oger, mute a fu mse at e gues w t a ca , s ow avaces roug te rws o abes tee s t a sge ues at es t e at ea step t eame as se as possbe e ama wose mue ea a muzze obsae sg aog e fagses corast w te eomus b a aws ame w g caws Gauas ff ages are e as surb s abe ses, ue resra emseves as e e pu te g as f s ee a s a, as w a rom, e mose ases e mps bos as t asses, g em ba fgt Meawe e ee gs ae o ess asose b te ou
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ta s ms q s s se t a a stp stum s a ag cos a s ss s s es a oa we s oas es s m o ap ps sm sas acto s g ces sem pa t; s s s o a sta s et tat mes te as e emos s gs a t s see as stos te mos a a at as a ab o te gtaes; mmet o s supp om eaps ss ac; su e asto se Ga as s eo m e sque es ss p toe se esumg a pt scuss e as: " tage ca uss as "Fom we a e? stamms Jacques. uc m me sou o tt swee s a ta supse te suscous psc teate e as to oea s o eeat a apea ae o costeato: But wee ou t? e egag ossess o mse: "ow e ! I t was e al w ou walls sa "wo ougt t e wtout owa us But e a e cast a gace towas te w o w " te e stl w t g . . I se otg acal me ! ou togete? t e tue? . Bete sa we te pte "e o u mgt as wl suee Ga ast teee te Vsto o te e "e a ou Bte a ea t ed t s pa c . . t vee te apt s to ast out o u posto A e gtaes mumue app ova "M osto? . Fm t momet I fo a epe eat I a t t come a g ee as t
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eases: eter ursue t or sm eep t otage Bu tus respect te aws o osptat, am aso resp osbe or te ama aspect s tat ma ae oce spre or mgt st sre a past or !uture sprt? a too be attrbute te apeaace o a broze mou ta o te ozo or te sproport o o a tree t s eous oage? at ca o agast te wm s of a ro or Domo ta t wses to amuse tse epeet? ts eers ow te ca restra t o more ta te ca restra us. a te tereore mae us mo te purpose ts ortress or costra us to abao t or aoter? e attac wt wc te tre ate us amou ts to ot g mor e ta a format. For te etertes wc we ae rese ee, te ower upper rces ae seeme to toerate eac oter wtout ecroacmet. For a cosrac o ts sort to come atter our was a ca our jurscto to uesto, we must assume tat some sturbace o ot watas oc crre t e ecoom e speres . . t tese wors, te Gra aste et s gaze aer to te mamma fro e mamma to Oger. e atter was coscuous cotempatg te rc agg om a ca arou te Gra asters ec, te e bea t sare at e o a, ee to ee e sue: Let us treat e a postat a reea ts true atur o us. eera Brr s sa orm a cce arou us as e st ts sma orator You, Oger, sa eep our ues at trso e terrogate t rom our seats beor e te atar A approace a sma oga arc c oee, oores s, o to a sma cape were a tms e ra Master use to retre to olect ms ater meas. 12
Sall we sbec it t te tst sptt t crciix? ased sme. W as ever really derstd tis test spit tig? retrtd te Visi tr te Order Wld it eve d it, i it was reall Hesaf e? obected te Seescal "In tat ca e tes t wl d be alid o r tis b lieer, replied t e Grad Master. e prpo se te test is t cse, i apearace, will i cset wi t te costrait o perfrmi a atel at. For wat does spiti te istrmet f r salvatio represe t mater ially? at we r ese t be saved! Nw , e w ses te test t spit deliber atel , deems ims el cm rtable i perditi te ter d, e wo ardetl pes to be saved body ad sol al s believes wit al is mit i te race f rists passi. I i spite tis ardet desire t be sad e rces imself t spit po te Sair ad willll csets t t dsts imsel i a maer rm e w spis deiberately, e sfers wit te Savir ad does s i riitaria asi: e sfers wit te Fater w deied s w s i is mait p te crss wit te S i is mait ts deied a wit e Hl Spirit tat te Fate witdrw rm i Bt is t te Hly Spirt te Sirit o bt? Did t te Hl Spirit sfer b
deyig Himsel? . t o, i all. eriosess, ca e la s decep tie a trp a a s l s e t e bestial r tat we see ere? te e aplai cld t rerai isel rm itereci ld it ever see tr te rse e t t it t its w advatae? D y t wat i t airm te icarati b dei it? e icarati belled te Grad Master,
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a a br e reec Nw ee o t upo msel to exp a ts ou t "Iee, sa te Sesal, "s we a questoe Lr Ogr s was presel wat te Gra aser a wse t a a al c ss a s astee ps e at er u w e er "I ou a s e s ow e r are o e c g w S e s ! e te aaer e c ot te was or was c b asse rg e b arrw s " ae s a A ur ar ws pe a tu ou t be pe a ttr e ose a wrs, st se last plausbe tat e a sse e aser was r b g, bu eertes exae "me w, Oger, wl u eep set at as Brere, sa o gs, see t ta Beaus a s o ope s ! A tur g e aeate "Are ware ta cs are beseg s w ea er rc e crs e? was Frec te , oec reae brw c e b "But e oe o ! Sce Ogr a ae s wt s w oce, e c s w c rs so learl e mosers guet A atoug te Vstr f te rer was sg pateagg tat te was a erqust, was about to pace s ear agast s stoac Gra aster
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oug o sa s s dosao a sgale o O o co ad s o e age, sa s o a a sl, pa expsso, oo s lac bsde a ea g o s b os o sco d s o ala, e ese s l aas J acqs' e e lae a sld s ad o e bo's a, a le ocg a La coue o sae a Oge oe a e ad aso , cod s oao: Ase e o a sce ou a o Fd c oesa, ald Acs d a, cao b os a Domos a besege s Res assd, sall o gve o ov o em, ad old a a s ou gom, I s al g o ou ba l M ow o s o s ol: f ee, all e aaes o ol oul come a g o m beal I a o e g o e aea es D o o blapeme Uoub e ou ae befo e us sc s ae o expae ou mpe es owas m o spo e s o ou eemp o " am e wa , e u a e l e O ce aga, o o bla peme, e ec " m A cs a all a s sa, so sas Acs a ae m os e o spec Oe ca ell em scve cos equeces apa ul afe e Wa cosequeces ll low ou ow? I ou a e Ac , pom a macl o peo o e elec ee ae ee as a as I ow s a as ou o? . 0 a Mas I ou do o a o b v om o oess ousl, o ll a me ove Fo pa o ou: I a e a, a e
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po m oo ou sa mai ou us ad our Bror! d I sa c ou o s io o bi Aic is ! s o sis awai dau! oub o a i s os ad Domios w od o a s ad w e s radi! W ac cs o ai oc said, a s o d o a Hw s w h ee! as o wa od o a m 0 Gad as, u sica s a iss! I sid mor a ! o ow ! a i o sa s s r was aa co suddr a er a ipd a s a i, bu o dmosr s sp cjcu o aoic o od, i oa oe as cidis e o bo , i bss a spca oc Whe e pocl ie hise l uniq ue ll _he te gos e o laughte!
D o o ar o moc sdd urious Grad asr crie La a or oc sorcrr! aa aisd is diiuie d ad, i i o sid, sid Sorce You a o as uc as ! d be a o c s d. O Brr e s cod aas do o sm r odd oo ased o o do or qsos ass, bu ss a ac w qsio. o said ad as as am s ms wi b p o sra mo s b obsr aid o o pa ad q a di pssio i was oow diaou i sic a wr coicd a i ord a a
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so pctl rprouc s cls oce, o sa spr must a crcuat btw t two W s ts jaaaps t to tat ar mostr e a t to s acomplc? t as o nor Loo ow olerats tat orrl tou a as o ar o s r epulsv touc Mt t ot b a rap st or us b t bs rs? Loo a Sr Jacqu s so pal a covr wt swat A Brot r am s sts slt a os ot mov! A t cast s talt, troubl lacs at t w cossor o t mpl lattr, s al-lo, rval ot o s lsor , all ts plpabl psoo ms tat prst tslv s as cas, ts a m s wor s rsoat mouts , lt m a z ot ta s s o t most stss o t ts, Brotr Lar atatr cotu to lc Or s a a t ou pa or o rs tac: w t abst az, sm roz sra orpor Wraw our a Gra asr cr to B t ou o lor strre Sul, mpat Bror Lar moes orwar as o s s Now vop a lumous clou t ou bo ors msl to t s all t perct ut o a rg ma ut, rmarabl, tas a rct pallus a Mast urls msl bacwars: raat cratur res t atars oma Att vo eclams se wor: "In him I am lasd Al t s prostrat tmsls a sl r s ras: "lori in xlsis ahomo but vr ar awat coc cro t cot t low a a oc, osl
Ogr rmbg r b asoo ropm? Sg m r a a aggar, s ro ba s r as ars rea oars , og bo as trl terrf: far st s soma a e rae a loosg o t bos, o av ar m Seesas p fat a be a gree w t later a so b ba s ll, at a ea, bfo vsprs. , avg bee or ers t oet of a so c ao as asso s as as sr o pa r o o or aor of gtars of forress at m of ooratv ro, , og s o b sr ab a ts at a age we es r s s abgos, a a mbg so ara l at ta ag, a ms ofrs o oe a psogo as pv as s as frs o rv for s ow sa, rom o ebrao o t x, rom tt o r v to g e lavg rs of s
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o a Be Bea ea pa e beat o e a Mase wo ou i a ubeow imsel wa eali w eesa. Wat cou e possibl ow about tis ait? Le e a o t at aolesc e t crp se wic se teeb aate te moe e powers eale te celea passi e ter e bo' aor bue. I a er viri powes tat maiaie Oes o eee ciloo a ou a ep om pa o maoo. S e esel w as is l ie o e ec e o s poiiou eme a e pepetuate e p ecoc t o ti sel- suicet puerile bo. u Oe pleaue i ow cam uawar e a e oes o a a acuall ae i ce lou a a e car o a oul o pecu s oe m o suee isel. Etuste w receiv te uet wo vetue o ts oeepecall se wo e a Mase asge i cae ta e i eae tei pai pape a soo e tem utl te becae e ale upo s oseate mot i t is ae e a aso eceve e oe wo i te orm o a aeate claie e ws cale "Freeric. Some uambu wo ebte e aal public squaes a bou o te res; all iocece Oier a bou om e a av e loe i a abe a eel o les s coce e ee wita t te ppe oo e eembee a i e eab uebu a atee o tae is ues ee B ere e aeae sel eveal e is el to e oug pa a e ea was : ie a e a rea e sa ow bo loati ea e a o e wae -p ao e epeece a o pleasa esat o s o e ao wa a a iat beaut uol g lo els 13
it wic s cca t a cops t o i isi t atats fom sow imsf i is uma stat a, cotiui to a bout o a fous, i to at t aiat baut B t pows of a, wat a ou oi i ts must pats O sco of o, to at o a ou b uc ! o ou o mis us suc at ts a ai t im, I, is sat, a o b a pou i, ic I am but a too muc i m ow s as ! A ow tis sam i cus m fo m t ist cics, I mai a ttac to t sou s tat a a to m I i i wait f o ti aia at tis fotss oc aai I is to sa tm fom ti ais, a i o to ap oac tm I a o ot coic bu t to assum o of tis ci o ca tat b as t o om t at ats fom coca Bot t mas a t s aa ! O uc mama, ou wis to usup fo ousf t i om of t Atic is t! Do ou ot o t o obs t ob p acs it iabits s sai, iicati t ou bo t o t ca Fic t Aticist sai H s a ci of quist baut t o bi it of is fatus cosi to a taic But ou aptus mit ou im ot a tasss tioma to t poit of absobi t spaat sou of tis aosct as w I, is it Bss o am, i i t joi i ts o o aa as it a its ow fo ous Wi it suct i a saits bo O i ci at bit t sou of a ic o ma o a to msf a sco if a s t t of occ fo
e ou o e e ? s ou e pour s rese o e emperae o ou ow? A a e eues aer aue e ae o o a reee e o a e bue o e a? Wa o e abeur o erse a uo ae o a abou ? "O Feeo ! ee e ow a o o or ou sae, a we o o ae uer e sa eer be o e pa e pre o a we oe ere ! I, o a e a o s sbor ee, I rema e a su a e os e e wes o eoze e! Bu a o o spu s rae a ou e e ee e ae o e a He reae a ee? You a s u ae a aeaer as ou peae, bu ou a rea Free or eer! Is a o ! M e aso be e o epobe or e se o a aeaer? Bu ee e I ou o esape m W I e o a a's armor? A ere o be a o o a s a sa es e ro e aear's uer? Mus oe wat u e tes e u e aeaer e o b a aoe? ... A e se, I' beer o aao a ou ou ee be a puee ora, 0 perou oa! e arue us o e s u e be eae Be ase, s e raa beau, a our oo w be ore er e a o beow, or o oe uea ou! e eroae ou, o e a err oae a as; e orue ou ou o' aser, or e aso erpre e mue e o beas; a e ae preos ro our re ou o ee b e abe o e e 14
o I e o o c beo o I mse o o ge! , eos so! I o o s o se ! I a o p , so epea soc c o o o ar o r, e pe eae! o o, I a a ae ou os c o o s o ess! B a a s co a be m es, a a a s ! But h e .w hos light is darkne ss, a arkne ss!
b o e a o obsae ae o a o e aeaers or covee cop a, a ow o ss ese a o s ese, sc ogue, aace e re a, oo sow o Oers , e e e or r voupuous speors a area b o appear e Oer e a aa o caa w c a e e o a roe ope we s sar es e cre ou so o a e aoe a sa e a o eve sups e e ou se o s co s c, a oe o e ars cage s eam r emae s eor A a o b peae a seco e, Or, vg sce ms e, ra w a a se o e b ere s ea esecom ma Aparaos e bg o e a be Jacqs cosera e e bseger s e os B sc ove es o p ve e, c ssove oc a evere, ee o c a pa c aeo o o o ve o e cobe o o
"Fede ck te Anth s t, he though t t was meel y one of th e co untle ss "c odes use d by the Te mpl d ur n g confee nces. B ut as so on as h e unde st oo- f om
uors tat wee cculatg om mout o mout tat ts ame was assocated t a stage mammal allegedl dde wt te fotes, eve ere t
Grnd Mast er had summoed hm the fea that the sudden dscove of his rare an mal by the stabl e-bo ys
mgt gve a semblace of easo to e slade of te beseges ad cause some sot of ot amog te meous laboes te cete tat da, f ever te owledge of te uusua summos were to sprea mog t spesttous bod, pompted Oge to go ad fetc te beast stragtawa, eve befre te Gad ste ad soed m Wtout te least suspectg w o was eal l gug s moemets ad spg s wods as mu as te mteous power sde m d ot de pred m f s wts b ut was cotet o t o dve m oe told mself tat te oster woud amuse te oble guests ad at te same e eassue e Gad aste: f te ssted o pusug te oe of extadt g te aleged Free r c te g would gve m up fo lost ad, a te mpoptu berato f te emple, wold become te eo o memoable da a o te ve tps of s fgeas, te beautful cld wa axous to gve proof of aote d of powe ta tat to wc e was accustomed e Late, te terrogatio o Frede te Grad aste seeed pat of sme uge pra to m ve so, fidg t a bt lo, e ad dozed off, uawae tat tebe spts abted m d wee mag use of Brote Dames ad see otg, f ot tat tese gts wee ete gvg temselves ove to te last
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pepetes of a rte ose mea ecape m, or smulat gestures preparato fr elrum, f te were ot alrea eulf t. But, be a colum, e more attetve to observe te page, e was as mself f ts u bo a so reearse role a to be able to rgt mself slowl fom s proe posto tout reqs s s tffes, or f a vsble orce a set m tus bac o s feet suc a maer ta e remae ert, as sprea e suel te bo, awae a cast terrfe laces arou m, let s aze come to rst o Broter Dams A batt of te ases s recto was ou to cause te apla to t e too as os s m: a tc vel was ret se m: weter Oger woul belo to m or e mself woul belog to Ogero reaso coul resst te orce tat, tro te bos ees, rclame m from e epts of me. ro te paes ees, fact, eres tus coemat at wc s e a log go sc ere ts su wom a few wors wte b te sat 's a a cose to te obstate electato of s ow msforue. Of ts soul so ma tmes sattere b aspratos, quarrels, compromses, ealouses, a axetes are wt srts to wc b turs t a bee oe over te cetures, tere remae but te sterle vbrato of a teto rae of ove Eter ts vbrato woul reverberate s complat rom etert to etert, or eresa, oce aa r te mote bac to t orgal test, ol ereb etro te teto wt esture stll ocevabe o er ow ee, a, separat er from m frever, oul f rever sparate er from erself as well us se t osom of te ou bo tat se
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aiated, te sait udewet te ultiate test se a assiged eself, boud to te law tat odifies t breats aog teseles, se eself beig odiied i Ogie, coceag e secet te o re: ow asobig te spis depa i esel ae, se woud cear a sae pat for tis pi o ew epe sou s at se ad o wed to uite at te o e teir isslutio a lbeatig te f teir ow perersit, oferg esel i baspe to teir itetio, se would free te of te blaspe ereb cosuated. f idee se cu cuse e ow oeets wit tose o e jueie od se d supe te awile gt ca o te srgge a se made it ag ais ise as og as se ws ee ag o suspico o o e a ooe we e ad jus appee, e was cice, upo eag e oe m so b a icopreesible e, ta ts c as te degated sig tat ared i as te pe: te last iage of is igt are cae bc o witout doubt, te were eall goig to ag i At oce e ade ead to out is aia, ug i was e so ut as is es eaced o t ai o g te gts foze psraio, e ce a aed a i e aa's ste, weaig te col a ad wa lg o a fous is as eea, te owar ds t e ud, oeug s ulatg es ue eebrows wie is ps speed bee eoous mstces tat swept te lagstoes: bu oge ee ag i circes, e cae ad wet o as ar as was peited b te stretced cai, te ed of wic was attace to a figure tat ad suddel apeare o te tresol. Wat followed cu iated Ogie' s cofusio : for
advancing towards him, sparkling n a coat of mail, holding in one hand the naked mn's chain and in the other a scale, was Valentine de SaintVit, hir flowing over her oulders, breass eerging ou om uner the sil ver mail , her visage ste, her lips and te nail s of her suppewhile fingersthpained. Lifingdown e scle wihanone raised e other hung nder invipn sib le eight, she said to the young pge: O Theresa, behold the imbalance of he spheres you have caus ed by yo ur voluntar y exile ! n the name of the Thrones and Dominions, resume your place in te space of spirits, return o complete the number of the elect and relinquish his body and visge to the soul of my nephew! hereby liberate you rom ths sorceer in the guise of a beast, hose rounds enclose you in he loer circles! But inside Broer Dmiens someone, terrified, recognized the one who spoke thus unaare of ho was esponsi bl for his hving been frmerl y oined o her or i was he voice o the oman whom the sain, in cretin e as he own replica through her inercessions, ad joined o him s companion dring his as ifehe nevertheless kn what he hd done o is sou fo e to dare o apear here wh the ttributes f celestia jstice, whch she seemd to wr ith erision Now, oever complicit each had been wih the oher in te or hen they exired the couple hey d formed as disunite at once scerd to hese parts by the air crents, each of he wo brehs sogh some semblance of a supposie th mgh assme his own intention. ndeed every breth tt expires, oe it hs become pure intention immeditely forgets he motive; if a lonexpred breah comes to invde i, he laer remembers hat the oblivious breah lived: 15
each one deprived o it on move ecome th motve o the others ntenton one ojecs itel int the ture, the othe ino the at. Asonshng inde Nether the oe no the ote ha any upcion of thei posthumou condtionTheea alled them thi il io n Ths o m aa r Brothe Damien s uddenl a hime a he tnes o a uture estence thereb elaped n his on pat. Dran here by e anguih of hi orme vcim Vaentne de SaintV ad invaded th her hado the intention o her ho a one the perverted companion of the one, no mute inide Brother Damin, ho a orving the ene rom ehin the column Whle he thu exhort Theea at the same ime her fe an voie excite he ody o the deceaed youth From the huder of the ogan o the young boy he ha oupied, the aint ha guesed the ue of the tofol demand: hle n him th pirt of Therea reman nflexle te pam ad gap of la oment are revve nide Oger in hi preoiouly extnguhe ene the obect of hi tormented delight rekinle: Valentine e SaintVto feigne th unexpecte emary of the Trone an Donon a onealin her fallacou exortaion th her on deny hen stating the ommand: "Relinquih hi body to the oul of my nephe Oe cannot not grap the meaning o thee inon ceivabe ord: the more the aint n him rebl on heang hem, the more he our her ire ino the ogan f the eternaliz e boy and the moe he agitate m, he greater i Valentine e Santt' poe of edction over him Bfore thi ondrou appaition he recoil ord ail hi he cloe hi eye but rega ni ng poe on of him i n h at atio n, t he aint ' rt move the boy' tongue. 16
"Was it your ace ife of y ife renounced as it yor ae to eca e aong the eect? You ho so exce at decetio go feign y return, complet the ne, and tae y ace aong the sirits, enoy tei applause! G on do e this favor! What aance oud ou have e estore? iscard that scae! Unhay oan ! Wi pe a a e pa in t from yo ur fa ce and intimidate no more nor seek to corrut the ody of this oung boy: it is enough tht ou have sacrificed im . . . . As ong as I inhabit him, I shal tae uon self a l l o f h i s i m u r t es . . . " Here Valentine de SaintVit seemed unable to remain serio s : usting i nto inso ent laughter she droed her scale. Yet as te oy as uttering these ords ith eyes osed she ho had attributes of hevenly usice, sensing t assumed Theresa'sthespirit remained obsti natey ithin the youth, modified her gestures and ngu ge: siin her hand unde his chin, she raised his face; at he touch Ogier shddeed, opened his eyes. Yet s Vaentine de SaintVit rested her fine fingers on the oy's is nd cast hi a stern gance: "Oier! she cried. "What adness has seied ou that ou no longer remeer the Lad of Paen�ay your aunt, tutor, nd benefress? Do yo pretend o be possessed? Ho presumptuos! Without me, hat old ou e beome? A brign! But since ou entered here hat indeed have you becom? The disgrace of the house of Beausnt! Peddling your se en in rder to conquer the Tem pl e! . rdy ad se id is en ot of the fagstones amids te prosrae knigs ose e ors of Mlvoisie; i sngle esre i oee m e tore o ff severl links of mail from beteen te thihs of 1 47
Vlentin d SintVit and exposed her sme: glowing red, the hughty drg on sprng forth. the sight of this, the young pge stggers: for indeed, by her persistent presence in his puerile orgns, t he sin t only rouses his or mnt seeds ll the more; t this moment she cn neither stifle what his wn rdor hs revivd nor uphold the boy's son thereginst, for sh hrself has linded it. Still sh inspires i him a smblance of wrth beside himself h reches for his daggr nd daws it, hurls himself forwrd t the monstr tht is threatening hi enticingly. et th ifflow insid him hs ledy ovrten his murderous gestur; his covetous desire has alredy exposed him when alvoisie seizes him and striping him of his nif , befo re his eyes lops off th dragon's head So loudly did Vlentine de SintVit screm tht the rthrn nights awaened with strt, evported ith her into te whirlwind of her cry. Once gin Ogier svored with his ars this sme prolonged cry beneth the vlts; once gin, upon hering it, his lifefw eceived itslf; nd believing himslf to be lone with this cry echoing within himsef, h bndoned himself; nd thus he ws lredy sprading forth into the empty spce when n unspeabl shme filed his brest: Sliding towds him fom hind the pillr cme Brother Dmienswho until that momnt had nt dred stir fom thr, fo fe of distubing thos who her pssed fo unctin shds
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Was this he way we were to meet agin? dared at ast o ask him, whie the youn page, having delit ely sl ippd pir of pillows under my head and refully tuked in te sheets of the vast, olumned be, nd ing t I fered e migt ithdrw, t down at one d of the quilt, letting one leg dangle in the air hle he s t on e ther, knee bent, one foot under his buttok eaning his elbo against te bedstead, hin in the holl of is right nd, brelet wrist, o exended his re hnd heabout toyedhis with the wit bedstheoffingers a rosary long his thigh sheated in blak and whit stried breehes Te gz e in his velvty eyes s the sme , s wa s the sort, sraiht nose ith its quivering ings, te full mouth wi r ed lips wose s mile bred glit ering set of teet, the dimpld eekste hole misievous expresson i one so improerly omp 14
nied he rae words she on ago ponounced o e So re was his ha i oened e o see he soemny raise ha hand, which I woud have iked o bie, nowing a she had beer hings o do an o reasser her unshakeabe resoe o rain a nun. Now hechin seady i his giish pamas deing e ih eeyhing which in pas ies she oud ony e me gipse in passing and hen make disap pea on he preex o aing a uua hoocaus o ou eerniies ee in his chaber o ediaion o he Tepe he punged e bac ino a sae o vunerabiiy een ore reoe, ye suddeny immediae, as i he hise had been is case, openin od scars hose iche s and absurd wounds he knew we . And hus aired in is becoin sucoa, ic seeed o accenae wo uniy beass, siwaised and dispayin he cono urs of i s si egs ike a he rise o he crin on some infnie his orica represenaion o a inesice hurs he broh his iners geher wih heke ski and suppeness in a perempor esue of dnia "Broh er Dami ens-or such is e nam e ou ill
bear durin yor say a or oress o he Tepe B roe D a miens, I am a y our disp o sal ts fist ni g t
ony o inruc you in eeryhing yo i need or ou guidance aong he Been knigs. I ou be lieve we have a lready m e-bu when c oul a h v e b een? 1 canno hear o i, and I cetan l y am n peried o speak o you o person or even to el ou y nae: such would e a grave oense! M ut is hbly limie d o u ing you on our guard agains all hghs a igt dis tract u ro te deen s o your hesis, w hic e Bretrn ul be ost raefl o ear; and t Go's elp I shall ser ve to drive a way a ll cau se fo woy fm
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u sie, ee an fea a igt is ou ret in tis ol ouse. He stopp, ving go carie awa wit th etic manner in wic ai a e h w o l nd then e lowee is ice: "Prha ps
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re y seae fom ou loe wife, ad becue, wen ou wee loged e women' hoer, e idn' come o give ou ou eening ki Hencefort ol tugh me wil o le o sa f communicate with her. t ou commn, to r wit wtee mes ge ou wis Jumping p fm te en of the be an ppochin the he, he ogh i chrming fce cloe to mie. Fllowi upo his ecltion of resr, tis assu t of solicitu e eeme upect to e: d id he wt well to concern imelf with the retet of m wenesses, m depenenc on oberte? Once gi I reclle some emote cicstnce wen, sotl afte our mrie an not ong efoe se ft the world foever, h h come one evening o see obete d, thou congataing esef ten hving rought m enes to th e o int of fix tion slu t stte, ccorig o ese intejece at e momen of eptue: "Roete as wi eautifu ee I getued with m ea tt I a no mesg to sen to the womens oste. Ten, efoe e e time to relize wat ws ening, I ped i wist an queeze i hd. e uic fee imsel n, etuning to the foot of te e, sai: "Howeve inhuman ma aea tis measue of epating ou guests fom tei wies wen te brig them heetoug i is te ue in al monstic commitieber in mind tt hee, oeoer, ou re i fortres of te Temple, i the home of oldier 151
ons ere an y ene rsenceexe circu s tances eyond our contro: war, epidemics, or calamis hat ring in great numers f pope in distress is uttery undsirae and en more stricty fin than in the Trapist order! Gd frd that the nole ady shoud suffer the insut of any suspicion watsoever!everteess, unti te aproacng da hen the Grand aster i celerate th soen anniversary of s arydo, durng wc he e encosure, yo u o ve y ie l reain sequestered! As I had not ven te strengt to exress y astonshent, eng sti ore astonshe at he say he hed over e n annouing ts nes, he, remaining on te b ov u th his ands ad nes on op o te qit unti he as at the eve of my plow: "You are ary, e said "Yo may sleep withou fear of wang up oo ate for te onventua mass: I sa b your moring bell! I can even reveal to you a drea the questions te examiners will put to you, tough yo yoursef woul then act out the da e ore t h u ry . For y now veryne here nos your thoughts, except for te maning you dcde to gve em, which you yoursef do not ye no e suoring hise ot ands against y rg ad ef han ds and oi nan g e th hi s mouh I no you i not sep unt I av evred te evenng ss o her on your ea e said, ghty uncencng s t eth " See e sa ndglass t ere? When I reu r e fo r igs ot! His lips stpped moving for evera seconds, but an invincie orce hed me bac Then ying own at my sid, first stroing his thigh ten roling the beas o
rosar ben s sener ngrs e bgan o sa agn: "Te ntenons yo ascrb to me r befoe yo av ven ndrs oo em to be drect tards o o not concen o sc as o ae no become n arrved re evenng ng ts sarate from or for t frst tme n a ong m vde among fferen argments to be oardbt sc as yo once rns yorsef or on dong. T man yo er tn e av taken im n among orseves as or e for from ereere ave been gate to keeng a vg ( te or ar as ar as o ar concrned etena as concerns events even to oint o nabtng any one of te dengs assign s b t Fatere sa encfort oversee yor btter ar n vr on of yo o are restess on te oter sd t at s ts better at Yo kno a el as I, Broter Damens te Lfe soed it to Mar: by eedng te Life Mary not only cose er better art se is erself n te Lfe by virte of tis better part of ersef. Marta for er on art desres to make erself betterbstling abot contriuting groingbt in so doing se loses sig t of er bett er a rt: e tns s s obgng te Life. Se cann ora e og a Lfe as aa been asng notng c t tat t be eeded. Of corse art a too a ar bt for avng sed to make it evdent to er on eyes troug er action se dea fened ersef to te Life for one is i n te Life onl tot nong so and n t one nee do notng. T every man n br c a non a momnt o ace r ff by somng a y meanng no onger s anng nor concned self it tomorro. t
who has eer are o e ie h iy o he i? Who has eer beieved he surpassed Soomon in a hi gory? Then h reaches the urning point where alreay he can no longer toerate h peace, hich ha ut egun. t was chidih inee, and to altry! e' alreay ahame of it! An he is afrai of living as a useess trager among hi supposed contempor aries. I it hi fault i he a born too oon or to late, a he time of the ntichrist rather han in the ge of the iol at a ime hen Chrit Cruci fie an the iol of al nations and of al er a mer ey ser ve to enric h the merhan, after the abolition of erfom rather than uring h avetrae, before or after he age of arena game of mytey pays or of the ilver creen the age of barer or o hoidas wih pay, of palfrey or sleep ingcars, of zoo zen or inecicie sprayin 124 or 964? ike i or no he mus accept the inevitable. e hins himef renewed he ike to be tol he has maure ha he is more uci, and at age sixty he e e igher han a tenty or thirty an mile at the l sins he has hed believe himelf reuvenated a he contemplate the family he ha buil an not content i having reproduced, he goe off to reel in thoe place herethe horror!he once prostitute hi w i fe . . e orges ahea ith hi century!he continue ighing eepy an running hi lovly finger over hi log eyelashe as i to wipe aay a tear, ile the bak an hite plume of hi ca trembled with h i inignaion. An ye, he eume, hen e wa til bu a usee tranger he did no now ha or u he wa anythi bu this, that these pace ere open to him the yriad ineigences reurned here ince he eginning o ime . . . . What am I saying he il wou not now he was moing arher and farther 154
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ak, he made a gesture of aeasement wt his alms: "Of ourse, you have ursued a laudale inten: to dishare a sort of et to he Orer f the Temle for the romise, made very long go, to ahiee ran among thenoBrethren knights, to ou! do whih would in wise hae een the helfaiure against Now that you re ere, as our guest, in this ed, and, folding his arms, he thrust one ee aross the uilt towards my ody, al the whie rmaining on his feet, "may make so old as to ein you that no e remeer a dt so we as e who would ras a ne loan? All the same, you are free to defend thesi or not: it is n o indis ensle to the rank to whih you asire, eseilly as its al jut a form of amuseme to the rest of us hether or not you have demon strate the stte of indifferene n hih ouls sea rated from the odies exist as they awai resurre tionmight it e eause this sort of question matters so little t te ee of yur entury that u have come here to deate t in this od fortress of the Temle where an eternity has assed sine the rusted swords cut short the fina ens?1 fear tha just as you had no luk onvinn odies temorarily united with thei r souls, yo wi hav e no mor with the souls searated from them-as temoraily, you will tell them, teorarily and, starin at me, his eye in mine, with a gae so unearale that I uried my hea in the il ow " Beie me, thea of in erest ere is at the very least as total as it s down there Wen one leaves one's ody, that's the las of ones worries! As for me, I left mine enturies ago, efore 'd een oul eer ae turned fourteen: d ou hin son to you in this fshion f wasnt some ttle sernumerary in a lay? For one of two tigs m
be tr Eie e e e t thte-i i t i te e diing o ei bet i e r ee o nted t me ore hed b the erted o bt te t ld obe te e lrdy reoed ib en to the ering di eri eing d or thing te thing re qi done ih iti te bd od on be omihed it gret diit. ere one enoy bfe een nti one ee beore the i e i hil i m Utred in n uquio etre emed l te r tuo d i eye ed " Ju t o en yu eied my rit d t e our bee yo hdnt erd me out entiel. ou tgt lpbl m obiged ft t tel nythin yu-then eenyour remtey re ece h i t o pe ou re bing the rnd Mte oitlity! The ore brqely "Y he only one tin in ind tt your ie hol oe ee nd joi u-i tht ot -nd tt the three of u hould go t tgeter our tei defen i only y or o to roe tt I m hore. 0 Brothr Dmin it i hrd to her uch r! l te me lig ded mo te ii till p; but lying th liing mong the dd oe o hn f he hd not yt dne ith ddn to hi hr by knitting hi bro i ger he imeditely gr lm ill luhig oweer "Feel me now nd e heter or not I oe the hek te hnd te tig hih loo o ppting to you o plent t loo t under thi o tu e tho gh t ey re ot i g bt i . . "No I wil ot touh you id t te e of my 157
d o, f t th of lyg I t tht I l ou ly flsh, you wl l me unwth of bng rvd; f th otry I l, t th of bng ast to h shdws otd, my ons w tray m! ut f o m ra uknown to m you r palpbl ft l, and ognz ths to b o, I hv o gutee tht you ll ot b f o m that a yg fo far of bg , for t vry possl tht, dspt my l of prpto, you st n rt h s . . t s s t j st t o v you. "Yu dot lv t t al, vnrabl rotr! ow yu ndd yg! hy asr to m so dvou spt as yor ow? Ad hw t atpt at any st ht wod app th? f yo hd sa fro th you tr stt that and amth! fh d o wou hav "Ah sad, f you ar nthr a sprt nor a who, bt th two th lty of om for rogu! As, Both Dms, you hol hav trt m l o! Iv bn wtg etnty fo tht to happ, but fo trty hv oly n told so! th tee o, I bo hough v nd w bout to out d m-whn n sstble top ovm mmy ohd, d wth H hd pld h hd thumb d ofg h lowd my yd wh nhad wt odor of ostur fm th hollow of h ly lm. b to y y, vrth s sw hm ll t o dsttly bfr m th brt o hs dlt t, th vvt of h lv nd, thoug th p btw tpd fngrs tg y yld, th ov o s vge d th 5
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hee, crossise, '. . . he gently lowered himself onto the neck and rists stll ound b his rosary he remained motonless" (Page 159)
I had js opeed he as par o Lois e 'hos when drng or ser sojorn n 6 a he heu o Chssy I a dese o reapre eran emoons o adoesen years he resu s he epsde o ung Oger oerng hms o Dmns nly pubshed under he e o La Chmbre de Mdn n e Nouveau Commerce (nWnr 6) hs ex wh was desnd The Baphome er o serve s he Epoge o poped e o wre he Prooge (whh apeared piait
e Frane n heear eewheMerure n Dembe same ho hng as omposed veryo he qukly s ough al I d o do ws rnsrbe a daon or bee ye as hough were escribn it as play was waching, evng o none o h Erts from a lttr by t athr to Ja Dtii pblisd i an aftrord to t lattrs mortat ngrah Kossowski Editios Hry Vrir, a-raoi Bry d
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wos whih he aos au p os uggese o me ig so that I atuay et as though I were istening o them spea The iea o writing an istoria noe eoing the ciumstanes o the desrutin o the Ode o the Teme by Phiip te Fai eied the vey distant emoies o my eading o ae Sot a age hi een in enea Peaps it i unneesary o point out ha the nae o wo o e caacers o he Proogue BoisGuibe an aoisie are borowed om two Tempas in Iano So muh or the appeaane o the histoica gene A or the oots o he essenialy teologial questions What happens o sous one they ae separated fro their bodies? Do tey o don't tey ose tei identities? Do tey now the state o indieenceindeed o ota or do ei earth intentions ontinue to exist ony in e se o intnit and, eret o heir bodis, d tey no onge expeiece any obsaes to hei mutua intepenetation uni the day o udgent wi wil eunite tem wih thei own boies? Tese ae e uesions hat inspire he isussions and deaings o y characes and a a reut in a genera way T Bpot eets to a age exent my ainiis wi he gea eesiahs o Gnoicism Vaeninus Basiides Caportes nd on the ee o m is n
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ae ae e oer r e a csu eomiio o a t sgny n cd s sius sru arcu: sovere of murgca ers t s f e cea borres tt were susy sabised in ios ater te ee e dogous ture f t fgure ar en ty g s k o m Kmon e adean wc oe fs i e Zor sead e ber noyn of SnMri, m ry reerred to exnd upon e seens of brer at te i o e rl c explined one t ec f evece goen e cotnig e su f a vigi s usifing ccusion of doary ee iveo of te bo Ogir w s ted is suppos io eressulte no proof e Tmplr ev car ged w t rf ess ig eresy f e Docetes wo ie Cris ws not bon i no i or reurrect ext ernce I e ste f beig eah i wic my ccts fin tmselves i is ter forgtuln of ee haing h a o wi eds s sof wic fac ol rad ster eres vi Dens ad bve a vivd ger e wr ticr is an poc yptic p e of e ris ses of(Mw S J nXIV: Pms is e d byars a sateme by Fr sa fs rss d fase res d sl sew great sigs ad ws ismuc t, t ssibe, ey a dec eve e very eec s a a re asc ib e varous iorca fgrs suc Feck I v esufe Kg f iciy and oe t te Cruss, wo fvor Jes rabs s cut Pops n ies ao denouc oe oer by e 65
ame term before Luther quafed the Pope n Rome n te same fashion, nd fnl Nietzse rsoltl ad aim to the re of Antihrist for imself. Hene the mistke made b the rn Mster wn e beeves he s eaig with Fredrik, King of Sii, ho d sid pon eeing wetfiel, Hw mn gods grow here ! a mokng ref eren e to the on seratin of the hos); th ntter replis " s mr than tht, et There shod be o onfusion btween t figre o the Baphomet n tht of the ntirist. To liken the two to ose the entire tre of m plt. ras te B means of the tmeess spe of the haracters f Sir Jaqes d M, Theres d'Avil and fnll Nietzse nd Dmins r xtp around th pge Ogier s so mn historill ifferent words urrng smtnes. T r n Mas ter rep resnts e oti snsbi lt, contrar to St Ther, who arses from te Brqe word, whe the oun Ogier, in t rotti of s imputrecbe bo, sinifies as it wr the rnsitin from ogva thogt t t sprain Brque sbi lit , whh ren trdus snsu it i nt th omptve xprene f th Spnish mstis evotion of Ber nn ' tatu e of St Th ersa) T iffrnc wn Gnosic nion of xpia tory rincarna ion a n Netz scan Etr na l R urn
gnosis or fab, r Orenl tl) shoud in no wa be seen a demonstraton of the sustratum of truh in the semban of dotrine tt is Netshe's Etrn Retr, nor s fcion onstruced on this persnl xperen f Netzse. On the oter hnd, m bok purprts to tke into T apom
consideraion e hologial onsequences hereof i.e. a soul's ravels hrough differen ideniies, s hese coincie wih he meempsychosis of Carpocraess gnosicismo which he charr o Theres dAvila givs some manner f credenc in her pryrs when she bseeches God o gran he respie of a new exsence, ha is of subsequen reincarnaions o he sou of Damiens. n the contex of my book, his paradoxical episode does not nvaidae bu acually confirms divine prescence n Theresa's spiri: her soul despie e varios ndvidaltes will preed o assume wl reman he same nchanged in is essence. Such is the conrdcon nheren o he fable of he Baphome he breaths simulae meamorphoses, always unwitingy, by vrue ofwih he supposed pac of he Prince of odifiaions he Creaor, while he min proagoniss the Grand Maser Theresa d'Aila the ug Ogier, Fredrick he Anichis an Damens awas remain hemselves. The Mas on ic syle of coeo aio n
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