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,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

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,& REMEMB]+ H[ ?OSE V]Y BELIEFS HAD REPELL$ ME & HAD 
SEEM$ MEAN+LESS :5 PR(ESS$ BY PEOPLE :OSE LIVES CONFLICT$ 
) !M1 & H[ !SE SAME BELIEFS ATTRACT$ ME & SEEM$ 
REASONABLE :5 ,I SAW ?AT PEOPLE LIV$ 9 ACCORD ) !M1 ,I 
UND]/OOD :Y ,I HAD !N REJECT$ ?OSE BELIEFS & F\ND !M 
MEAN+LESS1 YET N[ ACCEPT$ !M & F\ND !M FULL ( MEAN+4  
,I UND]/OOD ?AT ,I HAD ]R$1 & :Y ,I ]R$4 ,I HAD ]R$ NOT SO 
MU* BECAUSE ,I ?\<T 9CORRECTLY AS BECAUSE ,I LIV$ BADLY4 ,I 
UND]/OOD ?AT IT WAS NOT AN ]ROR 9 MY ?\<T ?AT HAD HID 
TRU? FROM ME AS MU* AS MY LIFE ITSELF 9 ! EXCEPTIONAL 
CONDITIONS ( EPICUREAN GRATIFICATION ( DESIRES 9 :I* ,I PASS$ 
IT4 ,I UND]/OOD ?AT MY QUE/ION AS TO :AT MY LIFE IS1 & ! 
ANSW] - & EVIL - WAS QUITE CORRECT4 ,! ONLY MI/AKE WAS ?AT 
! ANSW] REF]R$ ONLY TO MY LIFE1 :ILE ,I HAD REF]R$ IT TO 
LIFE 9 G5]AL4 ,I ASK$ MYSELF :AT MY LIFE IS1 & GOT ! 
REPLY3 ,AN EVIL & AN ABSURDITY4 & REALLY MY LIFE - A LIFE ( 
9DULG5CE ( DESIRES - WAS S5SELESS & EVIL1 & !RE=E ! 
REPLY1 0,LIFE IS EVIL & AN ABSURDITY01 REF]R$ ONLY TO MY LIFE1 
BUT NOT TO HUMAN LIFE 9 G5]AL4 ,I UND]/OOD ! TRU? :I* ,I 
AFT]W>DS F\ND 9 ! ,GOSPELS1 0?AT M5 LOV$ D>KNESS RA!R 
?AN ! LI<T1 = !IR WORKS W]E EVIL4 ,= EV]YONE ?AT DOE? 
ILL HATE? ! LI<T1 & COME? NOT TO ! LI<T1 LE/ HIS WORKS 
%\LD BE REPROV$40 ,I P]CEIV$ ?AT TO UND]/& ! MEAN+ ( 
LIFE IT IS NECESS>Y FIR/ ?AT LIFE %\LD NOT BE MEAN+LESS & 
EVIL1 !N WE CAN APPLY REASON TO EXPLA9 IT4 ,I UND]/OOD :Y ,I 
HAD SO LONG W&]$ R\ND SO EVID5T A TRU?1 & ?AT IF ONE IS 
TO ?9K & SPEAK ( ! LIFE ( MANK9D1 ONE MU/ ?9K & SPEAK 
( ?AT LIFE & NOT ( ! LIFE ( SOME ( LIFE'S P>ASITES4 ,?AT 
TRU? WAS ALWAYS AS TRUE AS ?AT TWO & TWO >E F\R1 BUT ,I HAD 
NOT ACKN[L$G$ IT1 BECAUSE ON ADMITT+ TWO & TWO TO BE F\R ,I 
HAD ALSO TO ADMIT ?AT ,I WAS BAD2 & TO FEEL MYSELF TO BE GOOD WAS 
= ME MORE IMPORTANT & NECESS>Y ?AN = TWO & TWO TO BE 
F\R4 ,I CAME TO LOVE GOOD PEOPLE1 HAT$ MYSELF1 & CONFESS$ ! 
TRU?4 ,N[ ALL BECAME CLE> TO ME4 

,:AT IF AN EXECUTION] PASS+ HIS :OLE LIFE 9 TORTUR+ 
PEOPLE & CUTT+ (F !IR HEADS1 OR A HOPELESS DRUNK>D1 OR A 
MADMAN SETTL$ = LIFE 9 A D>K ROOM :I* HE HAS F\L$ & 
IMAG9ES ?AT HE W\LD P]I% IF HE LEFT - :AT IF HE ASK$ 
HIMSELF3 0,:AT IS LIFE80 ,EVID5TLY HE C\LD NOT O!R REPLY TO 
?AT QUE/ION ?AN ?AT LIFE IS ! GREATE/ EVIL1 & ! MADMAN'S 
ANSW] W\LD BE P]FECTLY CORRECT1 BUT ONLY AS APPLI$ TO HIMSELF4  
,:AT IF ,I AM SU* A MADMAN8 ,:AT IF ALL WE RI* & LEISUR$ 
PEOPLE >E SU* MADM58 & ,I UND]/OOD ?AT WE REALLY >E SU* 
MADM54 ,I AT ANY RATE WAS C]TA9LY SU*4 

,& 9DE$ A BIRD IS SO MADE ?AT IT MU/ FLY1 COLLECT FOOD1 
& BUILD A NE/1 & :5 ,I SEE ?AT A BIRD DOES ?IS ,I HAVE 
PLEASURE 9 ITS JOY4 ,A GOAT1 A H>E1 & A WOLF >E SO MADE ?AT 
!Y MU/ FE$ !MSELVES1 & MU/ BRE$ & FE$ !IR FAMILY1 
& :5 !Y DO SO ,I FEEL FIRMLY ASSUR$ ?AT !Y >E HAPPY & 
?AT !IR LIFE IS A REASONABLE ONE4 !N :AT %\LD A MAN DO8  
,HE TOO %\LD PRODUCE HIS LIV+ AS ! ANIMALS DO1 BUT ) ?IS 
DIFF]5CE1 ?AT HE WILL P]I% IF HE DOES IT ALONE2 HE MU/ OBTA9 
IT NOT = HIMSELF BUT = ALL4 ,& :5 HE DOES ?AT1 ,I HAVE A 
FIRM ASSURANCE ?AT HE IS HAPPY & ?AT HIS LIFE IS REASONABLE4  
,BUT :AT HAD ,I DONE DUR+ ! :OLE ?IRTY YE>S ( MY RESPONSIBLE 
LIFE8 ,F> FROM PRODUC+ SU/5ANCE = ALL1 ,I DID NOT EV5 
PRODUCE IT = MYSELF4 ,I LIV$ AS A P>ASITE1 & ON ASK+ 
MYSELF1 :AT IS ! USE ( MY LIFE8 ,I GOT ! REPLY3 0,NO USE40 ,IF 
! MEAN+ ( HUMAN LIFE LIES 9 SUPPORT+ IT1 H[ C\LD ,I - :O 
= ?IRTY YE>S HAD BE5 5GAG$ NOT ON SUPPORT+ LIFE BUT ON 
DE/ROY+ IT 9 MYSELF & 9 O!RS - H[ C\LD ,I OBTA9 ANY 
O!R ANSW] ?AN ?AT MY LIFE WAS S5SELESS & AN EVIL8 444 ,IT 
WAS BO? S5SELESS & EVIL4 

,! LIFE ( ! WORLD 5DURES BY SOMEONE'S WILL - BY ! LIFE 
( ! :OLE WORLD & BY \R LIVES SOMEONE FULFILLS HIS PURPOSE4  
,TO HOPE TO UND]/& ! MEAN+ ( ?AT WILL ONE MU/ FIR/ 
P]=M IT BY DO+ :AT IS WANT$ ( US4 ,BUT IF ,I WILL NOT DO 
:AT IS WANT$ ( ME1 ,I %ALL NEV] UND]/& :AT IS WANT$ ( 
ME1 & /ILL LESS :AT IS WANT$ ( US ALL & ( ! :OLE WORLD4 

,IF A NAK$1 HUNGRY BEGG> HAS BE5 TAK5 FROM ! CROSS-ROADS1 
BR\<T 9TO A BUILD+ BELONG+ TO A BEAUTIFUL E/ABLI%M5T1 
F$1 SUPPLI$ ) DR9K1 & OBLIG$ TO MOVE A H&LE UP & D[N1 
EVID5TLY1 BE=E DISCUSS+ :Y HE WAS TAK51 :Y HE %\LD MOVE 
! H&LE1 & :E!R ! :OLE E/ABLI%M5T IS REASONABLY 
>RANG$ - ! BEGG] %\LD FIR/ ( ALL MOVE ! H&LE4 ,IF HE 
MOVES ! H&LE HE WILL UND]/& ?AT IT WORKS A PUMP1 ?AT ! 
PUMP DRAWS WAT] & ?AT ! WAT] IRRIGATES ! G>D5 B$S2 !N 
HE WILL BE TAK5 FROM ! PUMP+ /ATION TO ANO!R PLACE :]E HE 
WILL GA!R FRUITS & WILL 5T] 9TO ! JOY ( HIS MA/]1 &1 
PASS+ FROM L[] TO HI<] WORK1 WILL UND]/& MORE & MORE ( 
! >RANGEM5TS ( ! E/ABLI%M5T1 & TAK+ P>T 9 IT WILL 
NEV] ?9K ( ASK+ :Y HE IS !RE1 & WILL C]TA9LY NOT 
REPROA* ! MA/]4 

,SO ?OSE :O DO HIS WILL1 ! SIMPLE1 UNLE>N$ WORK+ FOLK1 
:OM WE REG>D AS CATTLE1 DO NOT REPROA* ! MA/]2 BUT WE1 ! 
WISE1 EAT ! MA/]'S FOOD BUT DO NOT DO :AT ! MA/] WI%ES1 
& 9/EAD ( DO+ IT SIT 9 A CIRCLE & DISCUSS3 0,:Y %\LD 
?AT H&LE BE MOV$8 ,ISN'T IT /UPID80 ,SO WE HAVE DECID$4 ,WE 
HAVE DECID$ ?AT ! MA/] IS /UPID1 OR DOES NOT EXI/1 & ?AT 
WE >E WISE1 ONLY WE FEEL ?AT WE >E QUITE USELESS & ?AT WE 
MU/ SOMEH[ DO AWAY ) \RSELVES4 

7,S\RCE3 ,A ,CONFESSION1 BY ,LEV ,NIKOLAYEVI* ,TOL/OY1 ,DI/RIBUT$ BY ! ,TOL/OY ,LIBR>Y ,ONL9E1 ,FIR/ DI/RIBUT$ 9 ,RUSSIA 9 #a#h#h#b1 FIR/ PUBLI%$ 9 #a#h#h#d47 

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