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,I (F] Y\ MY S9C]E APOLOGY = MUTILAT+ Y\R BRAVE & ADMIRABLE WORK4 ,9 PUBLI%+ IT 9 ,5GLI%1 ,I HAVE OMITT$ C]TA9 PORTIONS1 MU* AGA9/ MY 9CL9ATION4 ,P]HAPS Y\1 :O LIVE 9 A L& ?AT 5JOYS A GREAT] FRE$OM ( ! PRESS ?AN WE KN[ 9 ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES1 WILL WOND] :Y ,I WAS =C$ TO DO ?IS4 ,LET ME1 !N1 EXPLA9 TO Y\ ?AT ! M5 :OSE UGLY S\LS Y\R ,CELE/9E DOES NOT HESITATE TO LAY B>E >E TYPES1 TO A GREAT] OR LESS EXT5T1 ( MO/ ( ! M5 :OM WE PLACE 9 \R HALLS ( LEGISLATION TO MAKE \R LAWS1 9 \R HALLS ( ADM9I/RATION TO EXECUTE !M1 & 9 \R HALLS ( SO-CALL$ JU/ICE TO 9T]PRET & 5=CE !M1 & ?AT AMONG ! LAWS :I* !Y HAVE MADE >E SOME1 AIM$ O/5SIBLY AT ! SUPPRESSION ( OBSC5E LIT]ATURE1 ?AT >E REALLY 9T5D$ TO PROTECT FROM EXPOSURE !IR [N OBSC5E LIVES & ?OSE ( O!RS ( !IR ILK1 & TO PROTECT FROM ATTACK ! SOCIAL EVILS & POLITICAL 9/ITUTIONS UPON :I* !Y ?RIVE4 ,!SE LAWLESS LAW-GIV]S HOPE1 BY OBSCUR+ ! SUFFICI5TLY %>P L9E ?AT DIVIDES ! VULG> APPEAL TO ]OTICISM FROM ! E>NE/ N>RATIVE ( ! HONE/ ?9K] & ! TRU?FUL PICTURE ( ! CONSCI5TI\S >TI/1 TO BR& BO? ) ! SAME CONDEMNATION1 & ?US SECURE IMMUNITY = ?OSE :O1 BY ALL ! V>I\S =MS ( EXPLOITATION1 DEAL1 AS ,CELE/9E BLUNTLY SAYS1 9 HUMAN MEAT4 ,?IS IS :Y IT IS UNSAFE TO PUBLI% 9 ! ,5GLI% LANGUAGE ?OSE PORTIONS ( H] DI>Y :I* ,I HAVE OMITT$4 ,BUT1 IF1 AS ,I HOPE & BELIEVE1 ! PORTIONS ?AT >E H]E PR9T$ %ALL DO SOME?+ TO *ANGE ! PUBLIC OP9ION ?AT SANCTIONS ! CLAIM ( !SE LAW-GIV]S TO LEGISLATIVE P[]1 ,I AM SURE ?AT Y\ WILL EXCUSE A LIB]TY :I* UND] O!R CIRCUM/ANCES W\LD BE AN 9EXCUSABLE ACT ( V&ALISM4 

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