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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,ALB]T ,CAMUS 

,TEXT 3 

.<#a.> ,FROM ! PO9T ( VIEW ( ! RELATIVE VALUE ( TRU?4 ,ON ! O!R H&1 
FROM ! PO9T ( VIEW ( VIRILE BEHAVIOR1 ?IS S*OL>'S FRAGILITY MAY WELL MAKE 
US SMILE4 

.<#b.> ,LET US NOT MISS ?IS OPPORTUNITY TO PO9T \T ! RELATIVE *>ACT] ( ?IS 
ESSAY4 ,SUICIDE MAY 9DE$ BE RELAT$ TO MU* MORE HONORABLE CONSID]ATIONS-- 
= EXAMPLE1 ! POLITICAL SUICIDES ( PROTE/1 AS !Y W]E CALL$1 DUR+ ! 
,*9ESE REVOLUTION4 

.<#c.> ,I HAVE HE>D ( AN EMULATOR ( ,P]EGR9OS1 A PO/W> WRIT] :O1 AFT] 
HAV+ F9I%$ HIS FIR/ HOOK1 COMMITT$ SUICIDE TO ATTRACT ATT5TION TO HIS WORK4 
,ATT5TION WAS 9 FACT ATTRACT$1 BUT ! BOOK WAS JUDG$ NO GOOD4 

.<#d.> ,BUT NOT 9 ! PROP] S5SE4 ,?IS IS NOT A DEF9ITION1 BUT RA!R AN 
5UM]ATION ( ! FEEL+S ?AT MAY ADMIT ( ! ABSURD4 ,/ILL1 ! 5UM]ATION 
F9I%$1 ! ABSURD HAS NEV]!LESS NOT BE5 EXHAU/$4 

.<#e.> ,APROPOS ( ! NOTION ( EXCEPTION P>TICUL>LY & AGA9/ ,>I/OTLE4 

.<#f.> ,IT MAY BE ?\<T ?AT ,I AM NEGLECT+ H]E ! ESS5TIAL PROBLEM1 ?AT 
( FAI?4 ,BUT ,I AM NOT EXAM9+ ! PHILOSOPHY ( ,KI]KEGA>D OR ( ,*E/OV OR1 
LAT] ON1 ( ,HUSS]L 7?IS W\LD CALL = A DIFF]5T PLACE & A DIFF]5T ATTITUDE 
( M9D72 ,I AM SIMPLY BORR[+ A !ME FROM !M & EXAM9+ :E!R ITS 
CONSEQU5CES CAN FIT ! ALREADY E/ABLI%$ RULES4 ,IT IS M]ELY A MATT] ( 
P]SI/5CE4 

.<#g.> ,I DID NOT SAY 0EXCLUDES ,GOD10 :I* W\LD /ILL AM\NT TO ASS]T+4 

.<#h.> ,LET ME ASS]T AGA93 IT IS NOT ! AFFIRMATION ( ,GOD ?AT IS QUE/ION$ 
H]E1 BUT RA!R ! LOGIC LEAD+ TO ?AT AFFIRMATION4 

.<#i.> ,EV5 ! MO/ RIGOR\S EPI/EMOLOGIES IMPLY METAPHYSICS4 ,& TO SU* 
A DEGREE ?AT ! METAPHYSIC ( MANY CONTEMPOR>Y ?9K]S CONSI/S 9 HAV+ 
NO?+ BUT AN EPI/EMOLOGY4 

.<#a.> ,A4--,AT ?AT TIME REASON HAD TO ADAPT ITSELF OR DIE4 ,IT ADAPTS ITSELF4 ,) 
,PLOT9US1 AFT] BE+ LOGICAL IT BECOMES ES!TIC4 ,METAPHOR TAKES ! PLACE ( 
! SYLLOGISM4 
,B4--,MOREOV]1 ?IS IS NOT ,PLOT9US' ONLY CONTRIBUTION TO PH5OM5OLOGY4 
,?IS :OLE ATTITUDE IS ALREADY CONTA9$ 9 ! CONCEPT SO DE> TO ! 
,ALEX&RIAN ?9K] ?AT !RE IS NOT ONLY AN IDEA ( MAN BUT ALSO AN IDEA ( 
,SOCRATES4 

.<#a#a.> ,I AM CONC]N$ H]E ) A FACTUAL COMP>ISON1 NOT ) AN APOLOGY ( 
HUMILITY4 ,! ABSURD MAN IS ! CONTR>Y ( ! RECONCIL$ MAN4 

.<#a#b.> ,QUANTITY SOMETIMES CON/ITUTES QUALITY4 ,IF ,I CAN BELIEVE ! LATE/ 
RE/ATEM5TS ( SCI5TIFIC !ORY1 ALL MATT] IS CON/ITUT$ BY C5T]S ( 5]GY4 
,!IR GREAT] OR LESS] QUANTITY MAKES ITS SPECIFICITY MORE OR LESS REM>KABLE4 ,A 
BILLION IONS & ONE ION DIFF] NOT ONLY 9 QUANTITY BUT ALSO 9 QUALITY4 ,IT IS EASY 
TO F9D AN ANALOGY 9 HUMAN EXP]I5CE4 

.<#a#c.> ,SAME REFLECTION ON A NOTION AS DIFF]5T AS ! IDEA ( ET]NAL 
NO?+NESS4 ,IT NEI!R ADDS ANY?+ TO NOR SUBTRACTS ANY?+ FROM REALITY4 ,9 
PSY*OLOGICAL EXP]I5CE ( NO?+NESS1 IT IS BY ! CONSID]ATION ( :AT WILL 
HAPP5 9 TWO ?\S& YE>S ?AT \R [N NO?+NESS TRULY TAKES ON MEAN+4 
,9 ONE ( ITS ASPECTS1 ET]NAL NO?+NESS IS MADE UP PRECISELY ( ! SUM ( LIVES 
TO COME :I* WILL NOT BE \RS4 

.<#a#d.> ,! WILL IS ONLY ! AG5T H]E3 IT T5DS TO MA9TA9 CONSCI\SNESS4 ,IT 
PROVIDES A DISCIPL9E ( LIFE1 & ?AT IS APPRECIABLE4 

.<#a#e.> ,:AT MATT]S IS COH]5CE4 ,WE />T \T H]E FROM ACCEPTANCE ( ! 
WORLD4 ,BUT ,ORI5TAL ?\<T TEA*ES ?AT ONE CAN 9DULGE 9 ! SAME EF=T ( 
LOGIC BY *OOS+ AGA9/ ! WORLD4 ,?AT IS JU/ AS LEGITIMATE & GIVES ?IS 
ESSAY ITS P]SPECTIVES & ITS LIMITS4 ,BUT :5 ! NEGATION ( ! WORLD IS 
PURSU$ JU/ AS RIGOR\SLY1 ONE (T5 A*IEVES 7 9 C]TA9 ,V$ANTIC S*OOLS7 
SIMIL> RESULTS REG>D+1 = 9/ANCE1 ! 9DIFF]5CE ( WORKS4 ,9 A BOOK ( 
GREAT IMPORTANCE1 ,LE ,*OIX1 ,JEAN ,GR5I] E/ABLI%ES 9 ?IS WAY A V]ITABLE 
0PHILOSOPHY ( 9DIFF]5CE40 

.<#a#f.> ,9 ! FULLE/ S5SE & ) HIS FAULTS4 ,A HEAL?Y ATTITUDE ALSO 9CLUDES 
FAULTS4 

.<#a#g.> ,AT ?IS PO9T ,I AM ?9K+ ( ,MOLI]E'S ,ALCE/E4 ,EV]Y?+ IS SO 
SIMPLE1 SO OBVI\S & SO CO>SE4 ,ALCE/E AGA9/ ,PHIL9TE1 

.<#a#h.> ,IT IS CURI\S TO NOTE ?AT ! MO/ 9TELLECTUAL K9D ( PA9T+1 ! ONE 
?AT TRIES TO R$UCE REALITY TO ITS ESS5TIAL ELEM5TS1 IS ULTIMATELY BUT A VISUAL 
DELI<T4 ,ALL IT HAS KEPT ( ! WORLD IS ITS COLOR4 7,?IS IS APP>5T P>TICUL>LY 9 
,LEG]47 

.<#a#i.> ,IF Y\ /OP TO ?9K ( IT1 ?IS EXPLA9S ! WOR/ NOVELS4 ,ALMO/ 
EV]YBODY CONSID]S HIMSELF CAPABLE ( ?9K+ &1 TO A C]TA9 DEGREE1 
:E!R RI<T OR WRONG1 REALLY DOES ?9K4 ,V]Y FEW1 ON ! CONTR>Y1 CAN FANCY 
!MSELVES POETS OR >TI/S 9 WORDS4 ,BUT FROM ! MOM5T :5 ?\<T WON 
\T OV] /YLE1 ! MOB 9VAD$ ! NOVEL4 ,?AT IS NOT SU* A GREAT EVIL AS IS SAID4 ,! BE/ >E L$ TO MAKE GREAT] DEM&S UPON !MSELVES4 ,AS = ?OSE :O SUCCUMB1 !Y DID NOT DES]VE TO SURVIVE4 

.<#b.> ,MALRAUX'S WORK1 = 9/ANCE4 ,BUT IT W\LD HAVE BE5 NECESS>Y TO DEAL 
AT ! SAME TIME ) ! SOCIAL QUE/ION :I* 9 FACT CANNOT BE AVOID$ BY 
ABSURD ?\<T 7EV5 ?\< ?AT ?\<T MAY PUT =W>D SEV]AL SOLUTIONS1 
V]Y DIFF]5T FROM ONE ANO!R74 ,ONE MU/1 H[EV]1 LIMIT ONESELF4 

.<#b#a.> 0,/AVROG93 ',DO Y\ BELIEVE 9 ET]NAL LIFE 9 ! O!R WORLD8' ,KIRILOV3 
',NO1 BUT 9 ET]NAL LIFE 9 ?IS WORLD4'0 

.<#b#b.> 0,MAN SIMPLY 9V5T$ ,GOD 9 ORD] NOT TO KILL HIMSELF4 ,?AT IS ! 
SUMM>Y ( UNIV]SAL HI/ORY D[N TO ?IS MOM5T40 

.<#b#c.> ,BORIS DE ,S*LOEZ]4 

.<#b#d.> ,GIDE'S CURI\S & P5ETRAT+ REM>K3 ALMO/ ALL ,DO/OEVSKY'S H]OES 
>E POLYGAM\S4 

.<#b#e.> ,MELVILLE'S ,MOBY ,DICK1 = 9/ANCE4 

.<#b#f.> ,IT IS WOR? NOT+ ?AT ! WORKS ( ,KAFKA CAN QUITE AS LEGITIMATELY BE 
9T]PRET$ 9 ! S5SE ( A SOCIAL CRITICISM 7= 9/ANCE 9 ,! ,TRIAL74 ,IT IS 
PROBABLE1 MOREOV]1 ?AT !RE IS NO NE$ TO *OOSE4 ,BO? 9T]PRETATIONS >E 
GOOD4 ,9 ABSURD T]MS1 AS WE HAVE SE51 REVOLT AGA9/ M5 IS ALSO DIRECT$ 
AGA9/ ,GOD3 GREAT REVOLUTIONS >E ALWAYS METAPHYSICAL4 

.<#b#g.> ,9 ,! ,CA/LE IT SEEMS ?AT 0DI/RACTIONS0 9 ! ,PASCALIAN S5SE >E 
REPRES5T$ BY ! ASSI/ANTS :O 0DI/RACT0 ,K4 FROM HIS ANXIETY4 ,IF ,FRI$A 
EV5TUALLY BECOMES ! MI/RESS ( ONE ( ! ASSI/ANTS1 ?IS IS BECAUSE %E 
PREF]S ! /AGE SETT+ TO TRU?1 EV]YDAY LIFE TO %>$ ANGUI%4 

.<#b#h.> ,?IS IS OBVI\SLY TRUE ONLY ( ! UNF9I%$ V]SION ( ,! ,CA/LE ?AT 
,KAFKA LEFT US4 ,BUT IT IS D\BTFUL ?AT ! WRIT] W\LD HAVE DE/ROY$ 9 ! LA/ 
*APT]S HIS NOVEL'S UNITY ( TONE4 

.<#b#i.> ,PURITY ( HE>T4 

.<#c.> ,! ONLY *>ACT] )\T HOPE 9 ,! ,CA/LE IS ,AMALIA4 ,%E IS ! ONE 
) :OM ! ,L& ,SURVEYOR IS MO/ VIOL5TLY CONTRA/$4 

.<#c#a.> ,ON ! TWO ASPECTS ( ,KAFKA'S ?\<T1 COMP>E 0,9 ! ,P5AL ,COLONY10 
PUBLI%$ BY ! ,CAHI]S DU ,SUD 7& 9 ,AM]ICA BY ,P>TIZAN ,REVIEW-- 
TRANSLATOR'S NOTE73 0,GUILT .<'( MAN' IS UND]/OOD.> IS NEV] D\BTFUL0 & A 
FRAGM5T ( ,! ,CA/LE 7,MOMUS'S REPORT73 0,! GUILT ( ! ,L& ,SURVEYOR ,K4 IS 
H>D TO E/ABLI%40 

.<#c#b.> ,:AT IS (F]$ ABOVE IS OBVI\SLY AN 9T]PRETATION ( ,KAFKA'S WORK4 
,BUT IT IS ONLY FAIR TO ADD ?AT NO?+ PREV5TS ITS BE+ CONSID]$1 ASIDE FROM 
ANY 9T]PRETATION1 FROM A PURELY ES!TIC PO9T ( VIEW4 ,= 9/ANCE1 ,B4 
,GROE?UYS5 9 HIS REM>KABLE PREFACE TO ,! ,TRIAL LIMITS HIMSELF1 MORE WISELY 
?AN WE1 TO FOLL[+ M]ELY ! PA9FUL FANCIES ( :AT HE CALLS1 MO/ 
/RIK+LY1 A DAYDREAM]4 ,IT IS ! FATE & P]HAPS ! GREATNESS ( ?AT WORK ?AT 
IT (F]S EV]Y?+ & CONFIRMS NO?+4 

.<#c#c.> ,MAY ,I TAKE ! RIDICUL\S POSITION ( SAY+ ?AT ,I DO NOT LIKE ! WAY 
,GIDE EXALTS ! BODY8 ,HE ASKS IT TO RE/RA9 ITS DESIRE TO MAKE IT KE5]4 ,?US HE 
COMES DANG]\SLY NE> TO ?OSE :O 9 BRO!L SLANG >E CALL$ 9VOLV$ OR 
BRA9-WORK]S4 ,*RI/IANITY ALSO WANTS TO SUSP5D DESIRE4 ,BUT1 MORE NATURAL1 IT 
SEES A MORTIFICATION 9 ?IS4 ,MY FRI5D ,V9C5T1 :O IS A COOP] & JUNIOR 
BREA/-/ROKE *AMPION1 HAS AN EV5 CLE>] VIEW4 ,HE DR9KS :5 HE IS ?IR/Y1 
IF HE DESIRES A WOMAN TRIES TO GO TO B$ ) H]1 & W\LD M>RY H] IF HE 
LOV$ H] 7?IS HASN'T YET HAPP5$74 ,AFT]W>DS HE ALWAYS SAYS3 0,I FEEL BETT]0-- 
& ?IS SUMS UP VIGOR\SLY ANY APOLOGY ?AT MI<T BE MADE = SATIETY4 

.<#c#d.> ,GOGOL'S ,KLE/AKOV IS MET 9 ,ORAN4 ,HE YAWNS & !N3 0,I FEEL ,I %ALL 
SOON HAVE TO BE CONC]N$ ) SOME?+ L(TY40 

.<#c#e.> ,D\BTLESS 9 MEMORY ( !SE GOOD WORDS1 AN ,ORAN LECTURE-&- 
DISCUSSION GR\P HAS BE5 F\ND$ UND] ! NAME ( ,COGITO-,CLUB4 

.<#c#f.> ,& ! NEW B\LEV>D CALL$ ,FRONT-DE-,M]4 

.<#c#g.> ,ANO!R QUALITY ( ! ,ALG]IAN RACE IS1 AS Y\ SEE1 C&OR4 

.<#c#h.> ,?IS ESSAY DEALS ) A C]TA9 TEMPTATION4 ,IT IS ESS5TIAL TO HAVE KN[N 
IT4 ,ONE CAN !N ACT OR NOT1 BUT ) FULL KN[L$GE ( ! FACTS4 

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