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,HEL5'S ,EXILE 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,ALB]T ,CAMUS 

,TEXT 3 

,HEL5'S ,EXILE 

,! M$IT]RANEAN SUN HAS SOME?+ TRAGIC AB\T IT1 QUITE 
DIFF]5T FROM ! TRAG$Y ( FOGS4 ,C]TA9 EV5+S AT ! BASE ( 
! SEASIDE M\NTA9S1 NI<T FALLS OV] ! FLAWLESS CURVE ( A LITTLE 
BAY1 & !RE RISES FROM ! SIL5T WAT]S A S5SE ( ANGUI%$ 
FULFILLM5T4 ,9 SU* SPOTS ONE CAN UND]/& ?AT IF ! ,GREEKS 
KNEW DESPAIR1 !Y ALWAYS DID SO ?R\< BEAUTY & ITS /IFL+ 
QUALITY4 ,9 ?AT GILD$ CALAMITY1 TRAG$Y REA*ES ITS HI<E/ PO9T4 

,\R TIME1 ON ! O!R H&1 HAS F$ ITS DESPAIR ON UGL9ESS & 
CONVULSIONS4 ,?IS IS :Y ,EUROPE W\LD BE VILE1 IF SUFF]+ C\LD 
EV] BE SO4 ,WE HAVE EXIL$ BEAUTY2 ! ,GREEKS TOOK UP >MS = 
H]4 ,FIR/ DIFF]5CE1 BUT ONE ?AT HAS A HI/ORY4 ,GREEK ?\<T 
ALWAYS TOOK REFUGE BEH9D ! CONCEPTION ( LIMITS4 ,IT NEV] C>RI$ 
ANY?+ TO EXTREMES1 NEI!R ! SACR$ NOR REASON1 BECAUSE IT 
NEGAT$ NO?+1 NEI!R ! SACR$ NOR REASON4 ,IT TOOK EV]Y?+ 
9TO CONSID]ATION1 BALANC+ %AD[ ) LI<T4 ,\R ,EUROPE1 ON 
! O!R H&1 (F 9 ! PURSUIT ( TOTALITY1 IS ! *ILD ( 
DISPROPORTION4 ,%E NEGATES BEAUTY1 AS %E NEGATES :ATEV] %E 
DOES NOT GLORIFY4 ,&1 ?R\< ALL H] DIV]SE WAYS1 %E GLORIFIES 
BUT ONE ?+1 :I* IS ! FUTURE RULE ( REASON4 ,9 H] MADNESS 
%E EXT5DS ! ET]NAL LIMITS1 & AT ?AT V]Y MOM5T D>K 
,]9YES FALL UPON H] & TE> H] TO PIECES4 ,NEMESIS1 ! GODDESS 
( MEASURE & NOT ( REV5GE1 KEEPS WAT*4 ,ALL ?OSE :O 
OV]/EP ! LIMIT >E PITILESSLY PUNI%$ BY H]4 

,! ,GREEKS1 :O = C5TURIES QUE/ION$ !MSELVES AS TO 
:AT IS JU/1 C\LD UND]/& NO?+ ( \R IDEA ( JU/ICE4 ,= 
!M EQUITY IMPLI$ A LIMIT1 :]EAS \R :OLE CONT95T IS 
CONVULS$ 9 ITS SE>* = A JU/ICE ?AT MU/ BE TOTAL4 ,AT ! DAWN 
( ,GREEK ?\<T ,H]A-CLITUS WAS ALREADY IMAG9+ ?AT JU/ICE 
SETS LIMITS = ! PHYSICAL UNIV]SE ITSELF3 

0,! SUN WILL NOT 
OV]/EP HIS MEASURES2 IF HE DOES1 ! ,]9YES1 ! H&MAIDS ( 
JU/ICE1 WILL F9D HIM \T40#a ,WE :O HAVE CA/ ! UNIV]SE & 
SPIRIT \T ( \R SPH]E LAU< AT ?AT ?REAT4 ,9 A DRUNK5 SKY WE 
LI<T UP ! SUNS WE WANT4 ,BUT NONE!LESS ! B\ND>IES EXI/1 
& WE KN[ IT4 ,9 \R WILDE/ AB]RATIONS WE DREAM ( AN 
EQUILIBRIUM WE HAVE LEFT BEH9D1 :I* WE NAIVELY EXPECT TO F9D 
AT ! 5D ( \R ]RORS4 ,*ILDI% PRESUMPTION :I* JU/IFIES ! 
FACT ?AT *ILD-NATIONS1 9H]IT+ \R FOLLIES1 >E N[ DIRECT+ \R 
HI/ORY4 

,A FRAGM5T ATTRIBUT$ TO ! SAME ,H]ACLITUS SIMPLY /ATES3 

0,PRESUMPTION1 REGRESSION ( PROGRESS40 ,&1 MANY C5TURIES AFT] 
! MAN ( ,EPHESUS1 ,SOCRATES1 FAC+ ! ?REAT ( BE+ 
CONDEMN$ TO DEA?1 ACKN[L$G$ ONLY ?IS ONE SUP]IORITY 9 
HIMSELF3 :AT HE DID NOT KN[ HE DID NOT CLAIM TO KN[4 ,! MO/ 
EXEMPL>Y LIFE & ?\<T ( ?OSE C5TURIES CLOSE ON A PR\D 
CONFESSION ( IGNORANCE4 ,=GETT+ ?AT1 WE HAVE =GOTT5 \R 
VIRILITY4 ,WE HAVE PREF]R$ ! P[] ?AT APES GREATNESS1 FIR/ 
,ALEX&] & !N ! ,ROMAN CONQU]ORS :OM ! AU?ORS ( 
\R S*OOLBOOKS1 ?R\< SOME 9COMP>ABLE VULG>ITY1 TEA* US TO 
ADMIRE4 ,WE1 TOO1 HAVE CONQU]$1 MOV$ B\ND>IES1 MA/]$ 
HEAV5 & E>?4 ,\R REASON HAS DRIV5 ALL AWAY4 ,ALONE AT LA/1 
WE 5D UP BY RUL+ OV] A DES]T4 ,:AT IMAG9ATION C\LD WE 
HAVE LEFT = ?AT HI<] EQUILIBRIUM 9 :I* NATURE BALANC$ 
HI/ORY1 BEAUTY1 VIRTUE1 & :I* APPLI$ ! MUSIC ( NUMB]S 
EV5 TO BLOOD-TRAG$Y8 ,WE TURN \R BACKS ON NATURE2 WE >E 
A%AM$ ( BEAUTY4 ,\R WRET*$ TRAG$IES HAVE A SMELL ( ! 
(FICE CL++ TO !M1 & ! BLOOD ?AT TRICKLES FROM !M IS ! 
COLOR ( PR9T]'S 9K4 

,?IS IS :Y IT IS IMPROP] TO PROCLAIM TODAY ?AT WE >E ! 
SONS ( ,GREECE4 ,OR ELSE WE >E ! R5EGADE SONS4 ,PLAC+ HI/ORY 
ON ! ?RONE ( ,GOD1 WE >E PROGRESS+ T[>D !OCRACY LIKE 
?OSE :OM ! ,GREEKS CALL$ ,B>B>IANS & :OM !Y F\<T TO 
DEA? 9 ! WAT]S ( ,SALAMIS4 ,9 ORD] TO REALIZE H[ WE DIFF]1 
ONE MU/ TURN TO HIM AMONG \R PHILOSOPH]S :O IS ! TRUE RIVAL 
( ,PLATO4 0,ONLY ! MOD]N CITY10 ,HEGEL D>ES WRITE1 0(F]S ! 
M9D A FIELD 9 :I* IT CAN BECOME AW>E ( ITSELF40 ,WE >E ?US 
LIV+ 9 ! P]IOD ( BIG CITIES4 ,DELIB]ATELY1 ! WORLD HAS BE5 
AMPUTAT$ ( ALL ?AT CON/ITUTES ITS P]MAN5CE3 NATURE1 ! SEA1 
HILLTOPS1 EV5+ M$ITATION4 ,CONSCI\SNESS IS TO BE F\ND ONLY 9 
! /REETS1 BECAUSE HI/ORY IS TO BE F\ND ONLY 9 ! /REETS--?IS 
IS ! $ICT4 ,& CONSEQU5TLY \R MO/ SIGNIFICANT WORKS %[ ! 
SAME BIAS4 ,L&SCAPES >E NOT TO BE F\ND 9 GREAT ,EUROPEAN 
LIT]ATURE S9CE ,DO/OEVSKY4 ,HI/ORY EXPLA9S NEI!R ! NATURAL 
UNIV]SE ?AT EXI/$ BE=E IT NOR ! BEAUTY ?AT EXI/S ABOVE IT4 
,H5CE IT *OSE TO BE IGNORANT ( !M4 ,:]EAS ,PLATO CONTA9$ 
EV]Y?+--NONS5SE1 REASON1 & MY?--\R PHILOSOPH]S 
CONTA9 NO?+ BUT NONS5SE OR REASON BECAUSE !Y HAVE CLOS$ 
!IR EYES TO ! RE/4 ,! MOLE IS M$ITAT+4 

,IT IS ,*RI/IANITY ?AT BEGAN SUB/ITUT+ ! TRAG$Y ( ! S\L 
= CONTEMPLATION ( ! WORLD4 ,BUT1 AT LEA/1 ,*RI/IANITY REF]R$ 
TO A SPIRITUAL NATURE & !REBY PRES]V$ A C]TA9 FIXITY4 ,) 
,GOD DEAD1 !RE REMA9S ONLY HI/ORY & P[]4 ,= SOME TIME 
! 5TIRE EF=T ( \R PHILOSOPH]S HAS AIM$ SOLELY AT REPLAC+ 
! NOTION ( HUMAN NATURE ) ?AT ( SITUATION1 & REPLAC+ 
ANCI5T H>MONY ) ! DISORD]LY ADVANCE ( *ANCE OR REASON'S 
PITILESS PROGRESS4 ,:]EAS ! ,GREEKS GAVE TO WILL ! B\ND>IES 
( REASON1 WE HAVE COME TO PUT ! WILL'S IMPULSE 9 ! V]Y 
C5T] ( REASON1 :I* HAS1 AS A RESULT1 BECOME DEADLY4 ,= ! 
,GREEKS1 VALUES PREEXI/$ ALL ACTION1 ( :I* !Y DEF9ITELY SET 
! LIMITS4 ,MOD]N PHILOSOPHY PLACES ITS VALUES AT ! 5D ( 
ACTION4 ,!Y >E NOT BUT >E BECOM+1 & WE %ALL KN[ !M 
FULLY ONLY AT ! COMPLETION ( HI/ORY4 ,) VALUES1 ALL LIMIT 
DISAPPE>S1 & S9CE CONCEPTIONS DIFF] AS TO :AT !Y WILL BE1 
S9CE ALL /RUGGLES1 )\T ! BRAKE ( ?OSE SAME VALUES1 SPREAD 
9DEF9ITELY1 TODAY'S ,MESSIANISMS CONFRONT ONE ANO!R & !IR 
CLAMORS M+LE 9 ! CLA% ( EMPIRES4 ,DISPROPORTION IS A 
CONFLAGRATION1 ACCORD+ TO ,H]ACLITUS4 ,! CONFLAGRATION IS 
SPREAD+2 ,NIETZS*E IS \TDI/ANC$4 ,EUROPE NO LONG] 
PHILOSOPHIZES BY /RIK+ A HAMM]1 BUT BY %OOT+ A CANNON4 

,NATURE IS /ILL !RE1 H[EV]4 ,%E CONTRA/S H] CALM SKIES & 
H] REASONS ) ! MADNESS ( M54 ,UNTIL ! ATOM TOO CAT*ES 
FIRE & HI/ORY 5DS 9 ! TRIUMPH ( REASON & ! AGONY ( ! 
SPECIES4 ,BUT ! ,GREEKS NEV] SAID ?AT ! LIMIT C\LD NOT HE 
OV]/EPP$4 ,!Y SAID IT EXI/$ & ?AT :OEV] D>$ TO EXCE$ 
IT WAS M]CILESSLY /RUCK D[N4 ,NO?+ 9 PRES5T HI/ORY CAN 
CONTRADICT !M4 

,! HI/ORICAL SPIRIT & ! >TI/ BO? WANT TO REMAKE ! 
WORLD4 ,BUT ! >TI/1 ?R\< AN OBLIGATION ( HIS NATURE1 KN[S HIS 
LIMITS1 :I* ! HI/ORICAL SPIRIT FAILS TO RECOGNIZE4 ,?IS IS :Y ! 
LATT]'S AIM IS TYRANNY :]EAS ! =M]'S PASSION IS FRE$OM4 ,ALL 
?OSE :O >E /RUGGL+ = FRE$OM TODAY >E ULTIMATELY FI<T+ 
= BEAUTY4 ,( C\RSE1 IT IS NOT A QUE/ION ( DEF5D+ BEAUTY = 
ITSELF4 ,BEAUTY CANNOT DO )\T MAN1 & WE %ALL NOT GIVE \R ]A 
ITS NOBILITY & S]5ITY UNLESS WE FOLL[ IT 9 ITS MIS=TUNE4 ,NEV] 
AGA9 %ALL WE BE H]MITS4 ,BUT IT IS NO LESS TRUE ?AT MAN CANNOT DO 
)\T BEAUTY1 & ?IS IS :AT \R ]A PRET5DS TO WANT TO 
DISREG>D4 ,IT /EELS ITSELF TO ATTA9 ! ABSOLUTE & AU?ORITY2 IT 
WANTS TO TRANSFIGURE ! WORLD BE=E HAV+ EXHAU/$ IT1 TO SET IT 
TO RI<TS BE=E HAV+ UND]/OOD IT4 ,:ATEV] IT MAY SAY1 \R ]A 
IS DES]T+ ?IS WORLD4 ,ULYSSES CAN *OOSE AT ,CALYPSO'S BIDD+ 
BETWE5 IMMORTALITY & ! L& ( HIS FA!RS4 ,HE *OOSES ! 
L&1 & DEA? ) IT4 ,SU* SIMPLE NOBILITY IS =EIGN TO US TODAY4 

,O!RS WILL SAY ?AT WE LACK HUMILITY2 BUT1 ALL ?+S CONSID]$1 
?IS WORD IS AMBIGU\S4 ,LIKE ,DO/OEVSKY'S FOOLS :O BOA/ ( 
EV]Y?+1 SO> TO HEAV51 & 5D UP FLAUNT+ !IR %AME 9 ANY 
PUBLIC PLACE1 WE M]ELY LACK MAN'S PRIDE1 :I* IS FIDELITY TO HIS 
LIMITS1 LUCID LOVE ( HIS CONDITION4 

0,I HATE MY TIME10 ,SA9T-,EXUP]Y WROTE %ORTLY BE=E HIS DEA?1 
= REASONS NOT F> REMOV$ FROM ?OSE ,I HAVE SPOK5 (4 ,BUT1 
H[EV] UPSETT+ ?AT EXCLAMATION1 COM+ FROM HIM :O LOV$ 
M5 = !IR ADMIRABLE QUALITIES1 WE %ALL NOT ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY 
= IT4 ,YET :AT A TEMPTATION1 AT C]TA9 MOM5TS1 TO TURN ONE'S 
BACK ON ?IS BLEAK1 FLE%LESS WORLD6 ,BUT ?IS TIME IS \RS1 & WE 
CANNOT LIVE HAT+ \RSELVES4 ,IT HAS FALL5 SO L[ ONLY ?R\< ! 
EXCESS ( ITS VIRTUES AS WELL AS ?R\< ! EXT5T ( ITS VICES4 ,WE 
%ALL FI<T = ! VIRTUE ?AT HAS A HI/ORY4 ,:AT VIRTUE8 ,! HORSES 
( ,PATROCLUS WEEP = !IR MA/] KILL$ 9 BATTLE4 ,ALL IS LO/4 ,BUT 
,A*ILLES RESUMES ! FI<T1 & VICTORY IS ! \TCOME1 BECAUSE 
FRI5D%IP HAS JU/ BE5 ASSASS9AT$3 FRI5D%IP IS A VIRTUE4 

,ADMISSION ( IGNORANCE1 REJECTION ( FANATICISM1 ! LIMITS ( 
! WORLD & ( MAN1 ! BELOV$ FACE1 & F9ALLY BEAUTY--?IS IS 
:]E WE %ALL BE ON ! SIDE ( ! ,GREEKS4 ,9 A C]TA9 S5SE1 ! 
DIRECTION HI/ORY WILL TAKE IS NOT ! ONE WE ?9K4 ,IT LIES 9 ! 
/RUGGLE BETWE5 CREATION & 9QUISITION4 ,DESPITE ! PRICE :I* 
>TI/S WILL PAY = !IR EMPTY H&S1 WE MAY HOPE = !IR 
VICTORY4 ,ONCE MORE ! PHILOSOPHY ( D>KNESS WILL BREAK & FADE 
AWAY OV] ! DAZZL+ SEA4 ,O MIDDAY ?\<T1 ! ,TROJAN W> IS 
BE+ F\<T F> FROM ! BATTLEFIELDS6 ,ONCE MORE ! DREADFUL 
WALLS ( ! MOD]N CITY WILL FALL TO DELIV] UP--0S\L S]5E AS ! 
OCEAN'S CALM0--! BEAUTY ( ,HEL54 

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