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,AU?OR 3 ,OSUGI ,SAKAE 

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,LATE ONE NI<T ,I AWOKE ) A />T & F\ND MYSELF 9 A /RANGE PLACE4 

,AS F> AS ,I C\LD SEE !RE W]E C\NTLESS PEOPLE BUSILY WORK+ AWAY AT SOME?+4 ,!Y >E FA%ION+ *A9S4 

,! FELL[ BESIDE ME WRAPP$ A RA!R LONG L5G? ( *A9 >\ND HIMSELF & PASS$ ONE 5D ( IT TO ! *AP BESIDE HIM4 ,! SECOND FELL[ L5G!N$ ! *A9 FUR!R1 WRAPP$ IT >\ND HIMSELF &1 ONCE AGA91 PASS$ IT TO ANO!R *AP SITT+ DIAGONALLY FROM HIM4 ,:ILE ?IS IS HAPP5+1.<#a.> ! FIR/ *AP TAKES ! 5D ( ANO!R *A9 FROM ! FELL[ BESIDE HIM1 &1 AS BE=E1 L5G!NS IT & WRAPS IT ONCE >\ND HIMSELF1 & !N PASSES ! 5D TO ! *AP SITT+ DIAGONALLY FROM HIM4 ,?IS GOES ON & ON1 ) EV]YONE DO+ ! SAME ?+1 & AT A DIZZY+ PACE4 

,ALL ( !M HAVE *A9S WRAPP$ >\ND !IR MIDSECTIONS T5 TO TW5TY TIMES1 & AT FIR/ GLANCE IT SEEMS ?AT !Y >E COMPLETELY IMMOBILIZ$1 BUT !IR H&S & FEET >E FREE 5\< TO =GE ! *A9 & WRAP IT >\ND !IR BODIES4 ,!Y WORK SO 9T5TLY4 ,!RE ISN'T A SIGN ( BO!R ON ANY ( !IR FACES4 ,!Y ACTUALLY LOOK HAPPY AS !Y WORK4 

,BUT ALL IS NOT :AT IT SEEMS4 ,T5 PLACES FROM ME A *AP %\T$ SOME?+ AS HE TOSS$ AWAY ! 5D ( A *A94 ,BUT !N1 ANO!R FELL[1 :O WAS /&+ NE>1 BUT ALSO ) *A9S WRAPP$ >\ND HIS BODY1 GRUFFLY APPROA*$ HIM & CLUBB$ HIM ?REE OR F\R TIMES ) ! L>GE TRUN*EON HE WAS C>RY+4 ,EV]YONE NE> ! CLUBB$ *AP CRI$ \T 9 GLEE4 ,! CLUBB$ *AP1 CRY+1 PICKS UP ! 5D ( ! *A91 FA%IONS A SMALL L9K & JO9S IT1 =GES ANO!R L9K1 & JO9S ?AT ONE4 ,& AFT] A :ILE1 ! TE>S ON HIS FACE HAD ALL DRI$ AWAY4 

,9 PLACES !RE >E SLI<TLY MORE REF9$ M5 -- /&+1 ONCE AGA91 ) *A9S WRAPP$ >\ND !IR MIDSECTIONS -- TALK+ 9CESSANTLY 9 %RILL VOICES1 LIKE :AT ONE W\LD HE> FROM A PHONOGRAPH4 ,!Y SPEAK AT L5G? ) DIFFICULT WORDS & COMPLICAT$ REASON+1 SAY+ SOME?+ TO ! EFFECT ( '! *A9S PROTECT US2 ! *A9S >E A SACR$ OBJECT ?AT FREES US4' ,EV]YONE LI/5S 9T5TLY4 

,& 9 ! MIDDLE ( ?IS EXPANSIVE FACTORY >E A GR\P SPL5DID-LOOK+ FELL[S--P]HAPS ! FAMILY ?AT [NS ?IS FACTORY--L\NG+ ON S(AS1 SMOK+ :AT SEEM TO BE CIG>S4 ,!IR SMOKE R+S SOMETIMES G5TLY WAFT PA/ ! FACES ( ! WORK]S1 MAK+ !M *OKE UNCOM=TABLY4 

,AS ,I DWELT UPON H[ /RANGE ?IS PLACE WAS1 ,I FELT MY [N JO9TS BEG9 TO A*E4 ,I LOOK D[N TO F9D MY [N BODY WRAPP$ T5 TO TW5TY TIMES 9 *A9S4 ,I BUSILY ATT5D TO L9K+ ! *A9S4 ,I WAS ALSO1 AS IS TO BE EXPECT$1 ANO!R WORK] AT ?IS FACTORY4 

,I CURS$ MYSELF2 ,I GREW SADD5$1 & !N ANGRY4 ,I REMEMB]$ ! WORDS ( ,HEGEL3 0,! REAL IS ! RATIONAL1 & ! RATIONAL IS ! REAL40 

,WILHELM ,I & HIS LOYAL SUBJECTS 9T]PRET$ !SE WORDS AS GRANT+ PHILOSOPHY'S SANCTION TO ALL ! POLITICAL REALITIES ( ! DAY1 9CLUD+ ! DESPOTIC GOV]NM5T1 ! POLICE /ATE1 ! >BITR>Y C\RTS & ! SUPPRESSION ( FREE SPEE*4 

,NOT JU/ ! POLITICAL REALITIES1 BUT EV]Y?+4 ,= ! DIMWITT$ ,PRUSSIAN PEOPLE1 ALL ( ?OSE REALITIES W]E1 )\T A D\BT1 NECESS>Y & JU/4 

,AS ,I CA/ ! *A9S & B9D MYSELF ) !M1 !IR REALITY IS UNAVOIDABLE2 IT IS JU/1 & IT IS MY [N FATE4 

,I MU/ CEASE ! CA/+ ( MY [N *A9S4 ,I MU/ CEASE ! B9D+ ( MY BODY4 ,I MU/ BREAK ! *A9S ?AT B9D ME4 ,I MU/ ALSO CREATE A NEW SELF1 A NEW REALITY1 A NEW S5SE ( JU/ICE1 A NEW FATE4 

,! *A9S ?AT B\ND MY M9D W]E RA!R MU* EASI] TO BREAK ?AN ,I HAD BELIEV$4 ,YET ! *A9S >\ND MY FEET & H&S DIG T5ACI\SLY 9TO MY FLE%1 &1 ) TIME1 D[N TO MY BONES2 EV5 ! SLI<TE/ T\* LEFT ME 9 AGONY4 ,YET AS ,I 5DUR$1 ! *A9S REL5T$ SOME:AT4 ,& AS TIME PASS$1 ?AT PA9 WAS ACCOMPANI$ BY A SLI<T S5SE ( SATISFACTION4 ,I EV5 BEGAN TO TOL]ATE ! ?REE TO F\R TRUN*EON BL[S FROM ! FELL[ ON WAT*4 ,I EV5TUALLY GOT TO ! PO9T ?AT ,I GLADLY ACCEPT$ ! TAUNT+ & ABUSE FROM ! L\NG+ M54 

,H[EV]1 !RE W]E MANY *A9S ?AT1 TRY AS ,I MI<T1 ,I C\LD NOT BREAK ALONE4 ,EV]YONE'S *A9 IS CLEV]LY L9K$ ) M9E4 ,!RE IS NO?+ ,I CAN DO4 ,IF ,I AT ALL GREW IDLE1 ! *A9S ?AT ,I HAD TAK5 GREAT PA9S TO LOOS5 SUBTLY WORK$ !IR WAY >\ND MY BODY AGA94 ,BE=E ,I KNEW IT1 ,I F\ND MY H&S M5D+ ! L9KS ( MY [N *A94 

,! MA/] ( ! FACTORY HOLDS ! KEYS TO \R BELLIES1 & BY WIELD+ !M1 HE MOVES \R FEET & H&S4 ,I HAD ALWAYS ?\<T ?AT IT WAS MY [N M9D ?AT CONTROLL$ MY FEET & H&S2 H[ MI/AK5 ,I WAS4 ,AS F> AS ,I LOOK1 NO ONE CONTROLS !IR FEET & H&S ) !IR [N M9D4 ,EV]YONE IS UND] ! COMPLETE CONTROL ( ! MA/] HOLD+ ! KEYS TO \R BELLIES4 ,IT S\NDS SO FOOLI%1 BUT ! FACT IS !RE IS NO?+ WE CAN DO4 

,I !N ?\<T ,I W\LD TRY TO GET BACK ! KEY TO MY BELLY FROM ! MAN HOLD+ IT4 ,BUT IT WAS AN IMPOSSIBLE TASK TO SNAT* IT AWAY FROM HIM BY MYSELF4 ,IT TURNS \T ?AT HE HOLDS MY KEY 9 SU* A CLEV] WAY ?AT IT IS 9T]LOCK$ ) EV]YONE ELSE'S KEYS1 & ,I CANNOT POSSIBLY SNAT* MY [N KEY AWAY FROM HIM )\T ! O!RS'4 

,HE IS ALSO SURR\ND$ BY MANY GU>DS4 ,!Y ALL HAVE *A9S WRAPP$ >\ND !IR TORSOS1 AS !Y /& HOLD+ !IR SPE>S & B[S4 ,!Y >E A FRI<T5+ BUN* & ,I D>E NOT APPROA* !M4 

,I HAD LO/ ALMO/ ALL HOPE4 ,!N ,I %IFT$ MY GAZE TO ! FELL[S >\ND ME4 

,!RE >E SO MANY :O DO NOT REALIZE ?AT !Y >E B\ND BY *A9S4 ,!RE >E MANY MORE /ILL :O1 W]E !Y TO REALIZE IT1 W\LD ONLY BE GRATEFUL = !IR *A9S4 ,!RE >E ALSO MANY :O1 :ILE NOT GRATEFUL1 HAVE RESIGN$ !MSELVES TO WORK+ 9DU/RI\SLY TO =GE !IR *A9S4 ,& !RE >E ! MANY :O1 SEE+ ! *A9-MAK+ AS RIDICUL\S1 FREQU5TLY F9D OP5+S 9 ! WAT* ( ! GU>DS TO RE/ !IR BODIES :ILE H>BOR+ SELFI% DELUSIONS 9 !IR HEADS & PASSIONATELY SP\T+ NONS5SE AB\T ACTUALLY BE+ FREE & NOT B\ND BY *A9S AT ALL4 ,IT IS MORE FOOLI% ?AN ,I CAN BE> TO WAT*4 

,I !N SUDD5LY CA/ MY GAZE AB\T4 ,I F\ND O!RS >\ND ME ?AT SEEM$ TO BE ALIGN$ ) ME4 

,!Y >E FEW1 & !Y >E SCATT]$ ALL >\ND4 ,BUT !Y ALL DESIRE ! KEY TO !IR BELLIES 9 ! CLUT*ES ( ! MA/]4 ,& LIKE ME1 !Y SEEM TO BE AW>E ( BE+ UNABLE TO TAKE BACK !IR KEYS ALONE1 SO !Y :ISP] FREQU5TLY TO !IR NEI<BORS TO =GE ALLIANCES4 

0,!Y >E FEW2 WE >E MANY4 ,!Y >E \TNUMB]$4 ,IF WE ACT TOGE!R1 WE CAN TAKE BACK \R KEYS 9 ONE FELL SWOOP40 

0,H[EV]1 S9CE WE MAKE PRON\NCEM5TS AB\T JU/ICE & PEACE1 WE MU/ NOT P]MIT VIOL5CE4 ,WE MU/ PROCE$ ?R\< PEACEFUL MEANS4 ,!RE IS A SIMPLE WAY TO DO ?IS40 

0,ONCE A YE>1 WE S5D A REPRES5TATIVE TO ! MA/] TO DECIDE EV]Y ASPECT ( \R LIVES4 ,ALL ( ?OSE *APS 9 ?AT MEET+ >E REPRES5TATIVES ( ! MA/]1 & IF WE MU/] UP \R [N TRUE REPRES5TATIVES N[1 WE CAN BE ! MAJORITY 9 ! MEET+1 & ?AT'S H[ WE CAN PASS ! RESOLUTIONS ?AT WE WANT40 

0,ALL WE NE$ TO DO IS %UT UP & =GE ! *A9S4 ,JU/ CONT9UE TO WRAP ! *A9S >\ND \RSELVES4 ,!N1 :5 ! DAY COMES EV]Y FEW YE>S ?AT WE *OOSE \R REPRES5TATIVE1 WE SIMPLY VOTE = \R [N REPRES5TATIVE40 

0,\R REPRES5TATIVE WILL GRADUALLY LOOS5 \R *A9S1 & WILL1 ULTIMATELY1 TAKE BACK ! KEY TO \R BELLIES FROM ! MA/]4 ,WE WILL !N F9D \RSELVES 9 A FACTORY UND] A NEW ORGANIZATION & A NEW SY/EM ( \R [N IDEALS1 ) \R *A9S 9 ! H&S ( \R REPRES5TATIVE40 

,= A TIME1 ,I ?\<T ?IS TO BE ! S\NDE/ >GUM5T4 ,BUT ! IDEA ( RELY+ SIMPLY ON NUMB]S1 OR RELY+ ON SOMEONE ELSE OV] MYSELF1 DID NOT SIT RI<T ) ME SOMEH[4 ,& :5 !Y DECL>$ !IR PHILOSOPHY TO BE SCI5TIFIC1 ,I !N REALIZ$ ?AT !Y W]E NOT MY COMRADES4 

,!Y >E DREADFUL ,PANLOGI/S4.<#b.> ,DREAD$ ME*ANICAL FATALI/S4 ,9 !IR IDEAL ( ! NEW ORGANIZATION ( ! FACTORY1 !Y BELIEVE !MSELVES TO BE ! NATURAL 9H]ITORS ( ! CURR5T FACTORY ORGANIZATION1 ! RESULT ( AN 9EVITABLE ECONOMIC PROCESS4 ,?US1 !IR BELIEF IS VE/$ 9 SIMPLY *ANG+ ! FACTORY SY/EM & ORGANIZATION ACCORD+ TO ECONOMIC PROCESSES4 

,:5 PU%$ TO DECIDE1 ,I1 MYSELF1 AM ALSO A ,PANLOGI/4 ,I AM A ME*ANICAL FATALI/4 ,BUT !RE >E A GREAT MANY UNKN[NS 9 MY ?9K+1 9 MY ME*ANICAL FATALISM4 ,AS LONG AS ,I DO NOT DISC]N !SE UNKN[NS1 ! A*IEVEM5T ( MY IDEALS WILL NOT BE 9EVITABLE4 ,!Y WILL REMA9 PROBABILITIES ) A DEGREE ( POT5TIAL4 ,I CANNOT LOOK OPTIMI/ICALLY TO ! FUTURE LIKE !SE M54 ,9 FACT1 MY PESSIMISM AB\T ! FUTURE IS :AT N\RI%ES MY EF=TS 9 ! PRES5T4 

,! L>G] P>T ( :AT ,I REF] TO AS UNKN[N IS LOCAT$ 9 HUMANS !MSELVES4 ,IT IS ) ! DEVELOPM5T ( LIFE ITSELF4 ,IT IS ) ! P[] ( LIFE ITSELF4 ,MORE SPECIFICALLY1 IT LIES ) ! EF=TS TO REALIZE ONE'S POT5TIAL1 TO REALIZE ONE'S AUTONOMY1 TO /RUGGLE TIRELESSLY = ?AT DEVELOPM5T1 & ALL ( ! EF=T PUT 9TO ?AT /RUGGLE4 

,I HAVE NO D\BT ?AT ECONOMIC PROCESSES >E A MAJOR =CE 9 DET]M9+ ! FUTURE ( \R FACTORY4 ,YET ?OSE UNKN[NS--MORE SPECIFICALLY1 \R P[] & EF=TS--%APE :AT K9D ( ORGANIZATION & SY/EM %\LD BE BR\<T AB\T AS A RESULT ( ?OSE PROCESSES4 ,:E!R IT BE AN ORGANIZATION OR A SY/EM1 !SE >E M]ELY PH5OM5A MANIFE/$ FROM ! 9T]ACTIONS ( HUMAN BE+S4 ,! 9T]ACTION ( NO?+ ) NO?+--! RELATION%IP BETWE5 NO?+ & NO?+--WILL1 ULTIMATELY1 BE NO?+4 

,& YET1 ,I CANNOT HELP BUT %UDD] 9 FE> AT :AT MI<T RI<TLY BE CALL$ ! OMNIPOT5CE ( ! ORGANIZATIONS & SY/EMS ?AT ALREADY EXI/ TODAY4 ,?OSE FELL[S 9 ! FACTORY1 /EEP$ 9 A DREAM )9 A DREAM1 CONSID] !MSELVES TO BE COMPLETE 9DIVIDUALS & GIVE NOT A MOM5T'S ?\<T TO ! DE/RUCTION ( ?OSE SY/EMS4 

,SLO? HAS NO AMBITION4 ,SLO? MAKES NO HI/ORY4 

,I LOOK$ >\ND MYSELF ONCE AGA94 

,I AM SURR\ND$ ALMO/ 5TIRELY BY SLO?4 ,!Y WORK DUTIFULLY FA%ION+ *A9S & WRAPP+ !M >\ND !IR [N BODIES1 UND] ! FULL CONTROL ( ! M9D ( ANO!R2 ALMO/ NOT A S+LE ONE MOVES ( HIS [N M5TAL FACULTIES4 ,IT MATT]S NOT H[ MANY ( !SE FELL[S >E BR\<T TOGE!R1 = !Y HAVE NO AMBITION1 NO CREATIVE P[]4 

,I HAVE GIV5 UP ON ?IS VULG> GR\P4 

,MY HOPES RE/$ ON MYSELF ALONE4 ,!Y RE/$ ONLY ON ! SCANT M9ORITY ?AT COME TO REALIZE !IR [N P[] & AUTONOMY1 GO ?R\< !IR [N REVOLUTIONS TO SOME EXT5T1 & PUT =? ALL !Y CAN TO A*IEVE !IR [N BETT]M5T4 

,WE MU/ FACE ! M5 :O HOLD ! KEYS TO \R BELLIES1 LOOK UPON ! ORGANIZATION & SY/EM ( ! FACTORY !Y HAVE CREAT$ TO SUBJUGATE US1 & TURN ON IT LIKE WILD BEA/S4 

,WE WILL LIKELY BE A SCANT M9ORITY UNTIL ! BITT] 5D4 ,YET WE WILL HAVE ! 9ITIATIVE & WE WILL MAKE ! EF=T4 ,& WE WILL ALSO HAVE ! EXP]I5CE ( ACTIONS BORN ( ?IS EF=T4 ,\R ASPIRATIONS WILL BE BORN FROM ?IS EXP]I5CE4 ,WE WILL FI<T TO ! LA/4 

,?IS /RUGGLE IS A DEMON/RATION ( \R P[]4 ,IT IS ! T\*/ONE ( \R P]SONAL AUTONOMY4 ,WE >E ! MAGNETS :O DRAW ! SLO?FUL )9 \R SPH]E ( 9FLU5CE & TRANS=M !M 9TO W>RIORS4 

,?IS /RUGGLE YIELDS NEW MEAN+ & NEW P[] )9 \R LIVES1 & G]M9ATES ! SE$ ( ! NEW FACTORY WE >E TRY+ TO CON/RUCT4 

,WELL1 ,I'VE RELI$ TOO MU* ON >GUM5T ALONE4 ,>GUM5TS DON'T BREAK *A9S4 ,>GUM5TS DON'T SNAT* BACK ! KEYS TO \R BELLIES4 

,! *A9S DRAW EV] TI<T] >\ND US N[4 ,! KEYS TO \R BELLIES >E EV] MORE DIFFICULT TO TURN4 ,EV5 ! SLO?FUL AMONG ?IS VULG> GR\P BEG9 TO GR[ RE/LESS4 ,! TIME = ! EF=TS ( ! CONSCI\S1 COMBATIVE M9ORITY IS N[4 ,I ?REW (F ! *A9S WRAPP$ >\ND MY H&S & FEET1 & /OOD UP4 

,I AWOKE4 ,! NI<T HAD PASS$1 & ! MID-,AUGU/ MORN+ SUN %9ES ON MY HALF-ASLEEP C\NT5ANCE4 

.<#a.> ,! ABRUPT %IFTS FROM PA/ TO PRES5T T5SE & BACK AGA9 >E ,OSUGI'S1 NOT ! TRANSLATOR'S -- P]HAPS REFLECT+ ! DREAMLIKE QUALITY ( ! N>RATION4 

.<#b.> ,5GLI% 9 ! ORIG9AL4 ,! T]M APPE>S TO BE ASSOCIAT$ ) ! WRIT+ ( ,9\E ,5RYO 7#a#h#e#h-#a#i#a#i71 :O ATTEMPT$ TO RECONCILE ,HEGEL'S PHILOSOPHY ) ,BUDDHISM ON ! GR\NDS ?AT BO? W]E =MS ( 0PAN-RATIONALISM0 OR 0PANLOGISM40 ,SEE ,MASAAKI ,KOSAKA1 ,JAPANESE ,?\<T 9 ! ,MEIJI ,]A 7,TOKYO3 ,PAN-,PACIFIC ,PRESS1 #a#i#g#i7 #b#d#d-#d#e & ,JAMES ,M4 ,%IELDS1 ,AGA9/ ,H>MONY3 ,PROGRESSIVE & ,RADICAL ,BUDDHISM 9 ,MOD]N ,JAPAN 7,NEW ,YORK3 ,OX=D ,UNIV]SITY ,PRESS1 #b#a#g74 

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