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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TRANSLATOR 3 ,CON/ANCE ,CL>A ,G>NETT 

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,EV] S9CE1 BY HIS BELOV$ BRO!R'S DEA?B$1 ,LEV9 HAD FIR/ GLANC$ 9TO ! QUE/IONS ( LIFE & DEA? 9 ! LI<T ( !SE NEW CONVICTIONS1 AS HE CALL$ !M1 :I* HAD DUR+ ! P]IOD FROM HIS TW5TIE? TO HIS ?IRTY-F\R? YE> IMP]CEPTIBLY REPLAC$ HIS *ILDI% & Y\?FUL BELIEFS--HE HAD BE5 /RICK5 ) HORROR1 NOT SO MU* ( DEA?1 AS ( LIFE1 )\T ANY KN[L$GE ( :5CE1 & :Y1 & H[1 & :AT IT WAS4 ,! PHYSICAL ORGANIZATION1 ITS DECAY1 ! 9DE/RUCTIBILITY ( MATT]1 ! LAW ( ! CONS]VATION ( 5]GY1 EVOLUTION1 W]E ! WORDS :I* USURP$ ! PLACE ( HIS OLD BELIEF4 ,!SE WORDS & ! IDEAS ASSOCIAT$ ) !M W]E V]Y WELL = 9TELLECTUAL PURPOSES4 ,BUT = LIFE !Y YIELD$ NO?+1 & ,LEV9 FELT SUDD5LY LIKE A MAN :O HAS *ANG$ HIS W>M FUR CLOAK = A MUSL9 G>M5T1 & GO+ = ! FIR/ TIME 9TO ! FRO/ IS IMM$IATELY CONV9C$1 NOT BY REASON1 BUT BY HIS :OLE NATURE ?AT HE IS AS GOOD AS NAK$1 & ?AT HE MU/ 9FALLIBLY P]I% MIS]ABLY4 

,FROM ?AT MOM5T1 ?\< HE DID NOT DI/9CTLY FACE IT1 & /ILL W5T ON LIV+ AS BE=E1 ,LEV9 HAD NEV] LO/ ?IS S5SE ( T]ROR AT HIS LACK ( KN[L$GE4 

,HE VAGUELY FELT1 TOO1 ?AT :AT HE CALL$ HIS NEW CONVICTIONS W]E NOT M]ELY LACK ( KN[L$GE1 BUT ?AT !Y W]E P>T ( A :OLE ORD] ( IDEAS1 9 :I* NO KN[L$GE ( :AT HE NE$$ WAS POSSIBLE4 

,AT FIR/1 M>RIAGE1 ) ! NEW JOYS & DUTIES B\ND UP ) IT1 HAD COMPLETELY CR[D$ \T !SE ?\<TS4 ,BUT ( LATE1 :ILE HE WAS /AY+ 9 ,MOSC[ AFT] HIS WIFE'S CONF9EM5T1 ) NO?+ TO DO1 ! QUE/ION ?AT CLAMOR$ = SOLUTION HAD MORE & MORE (T51 MORE & MORE 9SI/5TLY1 HAUNT$ ,LEV9'S M9D4 

,! QUE/ION WAS SUMM$ UP = HIM ?US3 0,IF ,I DO NOT ACCEPT ! ANSW]S ,*RI/IANITY GIVES TO ! PROBLEMS ( MY LIFE1 :AT ANSW]S DO ,I ACCEPT80 ,& 9 ! :OLE >S5AL ( HIS CONVICTIONS1 SO F> FROM F9D+ ANY SATISFACTORY ANSW]S1 HE WAS UTT]LY UNABLE TO F9D ANY?+ AT ALL LIKE AN ANSW]4 

,HE WAS 9 ! POSITION ( A MAN SEEK+ FOOD 9 TOY %OPS & TOOL %OPS4 

,9/9CTIVELY1 UNCONSCI\SLY1 ) EV]Y BOOK1 ) EV]Y CONV]SATION1 ) EV]Y MAN HE MET1 HE WAS ON ! LOOK\T = LI<T ON !SE QUE/IONS & !IR SOLUTION4 

,:AT PUZZL$ & DI/RACT$ HIM ABOVE EV]Y?+ WAS ?AT ! MAJORITY ( M5 ( HIS AGE & CIRCLE HAD1 LIKE HIM1 EX*ANG$ !IR OLD BELIEFS = ! SAME NEW CONVICTIONS1 & YET SAW NO?+ TO LAM5T 9 ?IS1 & W]E P]FECTLY SATISFI$ & S]5E4 ,SO ?AT1 AP>T FROM ! PR9CIPAL QUE/ION1 ,LEV9 WAS TORTUR$ BY O!R QUE/IONS TOO4 ,W]E !SE PEOPLE S9C]E8 HE ASK$ HIMSELF1 OR W]E !Y PLAY+ A P>T8 OR WAS IT ?AT !Y UND]/OOD ! ANSW]S SCI5CE GAVE TO !SE PROBLEMS 9 SOME DIFF]5T1 CLE>] S5SE ?AN HE DID8 ,& HE ASSIDU\SLY /UDI$ BO? !SE M5'S OP9IONS & ! BOOKS :I* TREAT$ ( !SE SCI5TIFIC EXPLANATIONS4 

,ONE FACT HE HAD F\ND \T S9CE !SE QUE/IONS HAD 5GROSS$ HIS M9D1 WAS ?AT HE HAD BE5 QUITE WRONG 9 SUPPOS+ FROM ! RECOLLECTIONS ( ! CIRCLE ( HIS Y\NG DAYS AT COLLEGE1 ?AT RELIGION HAD \TLIV$ ITS DAY1 & ?AT IT WAS N[ PRACTICALLY NON-EXI/5T4 ,ALL ! PEOPLE NE>E/ TO HIM :O W]E GOOD 9 !IR LIVES W]E BELIEV]S4 ,! OLD PR9CE1 & ,LVOV1 :OM HE LIK$ SO MU*1 & ,S]GEY ,IVANOVIT*1 & ALL ! WOM5 BELIEV$1 & HIS WIFE BELIEV$ AS SIMPLY AS HE HAD BELIEV$ 9 HIS E>LIE/ *ILDHOOD1 & N9ETY-N9E HUNDR$?S ( ! ,RUSSIAN PEOPLE1 ALL ! WORK+ PEOPLE = :OSE LIFE HE FELT ! DEEPE/ RESPECT1 BELIEV$4 

,ANO!R FACT ( :I* HE BECAME CONV9C$1 AFT] READ+ MANY SCI5TIFIC BOOKS1 WAS ?AT ! M5 :O %>$ HIS VIEWS HAD NO O!R CON/RUCTION TO PUT ON !M1 & ?AT !Y GAVE NO EXPLANATION ( ! QUE/IONS :I* HE FELT HE C\LD NOT LIVE )\T ANSW]+1 BUT SIMPLY IGNOR$ !IR EXI/5CE & ATTEMPT$ TO EXPLA9 O!R QUE/IONS ( NO POSSIBLE 9T]E/ TO HIM1 SU* AS ! EVOLUTION ( ORGANISMS1 ! MAT]IALI/IC !ORY ( CONSCI\SNESS1 & SO =?4 

,MOREOV]1 DUR+ HIS WIFE'S CONF9EM5T1 SOME?+ HAD HAPP5$ ?AT SEEM$ EXTRAORD9>Y TO HIM4 ,HE1 AN UNBELIEV]1 HAD FALL5 9TO PRAY+1 & AT ! MOM5T HE PRAY$1 HE BELIEV$4 ,BUT ?AT MOM5T HAD PASS$1 & HE C\LD NOT MAKE HIS /ATE ( M9D AT ?AT MOM5T FIT 9TO ! RE/ ( HIS LIFE4 

,HE C\LD NOT ADMIT ?AT AT ?AT MOM5T HE KNEW ! TRU?1 & ?AT N[ HE WAS WRONG2 = AS SOON AS HE BEGAN ?9K+ CALMLY AB\T IT1 IT ALL FELL TO PIECES4 ,HE C\LD NOT ADMIT ?AT HE WAS MI/AK5 !N1 = HIS SPIRITUAL CONDITION !N WAS PRECI\S TO HIM1 & TO ADMIT ?AT IT WAS A PRO( ( WEAKNESS W\LD HAVE BE5 TO DESECRATE ?OSE MOM5TS4 ,HE WAS MIS]ABLY DIVID$ AGA9/ HIMSELF1 & /RA9$ ALL HIS SPIRITUAL =CES TO ! UTMO/ TO ESCAPE FROM ?IS CONDITION4 

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