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    ANDR GIDE

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    VAG BOOKS

    e bld by Afd . Knopf,

    a Random House,

    gh 1950 by LR OPF C. righs resevdnd Ito a Pan-can Copygh Covetos.Publsd Nw Yk by Raom Hous n n ToooCad y ao Hs of Cna, Lmit.

    Rend y a"angt wt L .OF,

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    bd Fnch as OE op y bGaad 31; 'sE yht by La Ga-mard 1946.TE w lly blsed Fench n Nw Yo Edio Sh n 196 an sbsqntly n Pa b Laald 197 n h t wa blsd i n avo ts lton n IZ 946 dt n Untd Stats n lmt lsttd dn bN Dco n 1949 OI a s taad fo tdto publhed by Afd Kof, n 195

    ce e Ue e f ec

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    AR E a awa ascnad dog of t ace wd c sd tg caee a pe of c n pyps, n f an f c a s aeced n a ea He t b sevd , a n of c, n catin f Sal ad Le Raaul Pts on o of n fs s oga k, an e p age fadod ad n cts n Sonon a pfacd n alsn t Dt

    T k n ts pen ue, tg spca cgu (t s a play, atn 93 and te a pscal u na ze eas at), ae i by a cn pcupatn e f dpus ad e ps

    t of s eepetan oe di s ecll t te nadaptan c te ex s, gd o , acks f Socls ni ntall aed aco o te da can led dn andlan, sag In Ges pla uan dgnitputs e te pla and f spcat appa s a to e tge a ana of pite astnt It aca sn intcua dba a ec

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    Nte Cip a Theses

    Pouss (a panter wo Gde partcuarly admd)te eaes of hscl vlence r sbrnated te rand ermaserng nsncts of orer and desi

    Cipus o Gd eokes is n the Ciusf Feuia legend o hi Cdpus e disaster fs am hsoy are merey cdel to greaesfrunte are, as t seems o s nt make Mn ependen of te gods It s ts tm

    tat rec Theseus; and i was Adr Gd'sgst ht the wo composons were bouttgethe.

    Theses as e last of Gide' wor, u i aone th ee ln prjecte. or re hn

    t ye te idea ad posessed h, ro me t, f mng t paer a new laon ts ne legnd. Ote images of heseu ve-bea is nal, n s ne ein. heseu lutarc s here, en dow te eathrbanc o sar ong which e eardlese caed ou the rst of his summa bu pect el xpeimets e eseus f Racne ere, oree agast at te muderus fvrs accordt h e ods. But Gde's seus s deren,ore conscve character. He dscrse t s n

    te clless eveing of i fe wh the motiveesslec h ear aod qute ld se, and teoe utable episdes (so crefu usbandb lutch scunted as fbles. Nor e see heduced, ke the heses of Racne, the o t

    c an noyou ee aone oers possiif reuial. t i aher f Cdpu t ppose pon of iw lgue a clse h o.Thi Teu evetay suouns i pive gesd s sel o fnd grea c gvee

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    Not o dips ad hss.

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    risocracy of the ellect. It is as an od lonelan tat we ve him, bt ne secre gloy;nd these last pages resume te ilogu btween

    sia ad oChisa lws th ha alwyen r Gie at onc brke and accelert

    Oe cn diguh many ohers mo he eleens tht ie meaoosed or o ejomee fuscale evoco f acent Crete owe soe

    tng to Flaubrt somehng to S Arthu Evas buth essels of oe nd ce the golen sensulia he odeed deil are ide's aloe. wacoce col be oe idi tha that o e ordeli te lin odel, ot of enranc bt olse? te Miotau hisel, tha oweckbu, lulle ito hebetue b the dlit of hssoudigs, e glmpse udaes Negroeso Gide had ce in unis, o sxtears go st s o teir osis.

    Present ad st re mgld, oreover, co

    scto of eses l. reRon an oseaissance taits ave coalesced i ts eoe. Wraihlke oer amiaios f Gde'sn sek o ie himsecmose at of er n hese aities be assed on to t nis

    eaer, sic ome of te ma be esced olough vebal arallels in he oiga . eeses says: "Je n'ai jas ai l demere, ftcu se des lces is ssile to recal that Giha wite of s old rie Paul Valry tha Ft-e

    es deices il

    lui pasai aade.Vr ha alwas sybized, for Gd, idelnisacble igor eses, to, owei e sae an uais. ese a ess no so much ma s oe, e a is

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    ot o dip a

    ead e heses foseas pive ejoymensand dedcaes msef e savaion o Ahens, eemas: e agt u d cq a de

    ege" One cano eeme he nes foBce whch ie oed i i ode o swh Racine dd someims ao ge ineess toovee h cams of love. heses hre ecoes s

    ] e bin que an vou je e aua pu vieMa 'agt pu de v ut eg.

    Oympan ehe aes s ac n he comee, esde a nd esde Racine's its oeeas, i poics, heses pses odied

    aiism, and e as i te e o he seses, teiied command o ejoyent wic ide iedto asan om th s i e estenoe of o own eoc, h aso eves, i eligond i pesa moay, fom he ete wode pced in is peface he Pade edn ooees pays Even is oo, Paez outre ichags ke a eoy ogo he so, is ati-ed aso o oehe eses, as ch as ehe,aled ove as a ieaing foce and, le im, eew whe o ae doe wi i No can one fa o

    deec te ehea amaios ha eses oseso e myscs of e ansged dips. eheses maes, o ide's eaf an ac o condence soy of heses, once eg, too o pa-mc aspec as de ee dspay evey

    esoce of a and agae, ad o edscove sow spiia hisoy i te s of e onde ofAes No ppae cy eas wiess to de's oong eo h passed o hs coicio at maas ot et sad is as wod i s as yeas e a

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    e Cis a eses eed e ens o a leme o wok s lanaeok on a enive ande nd beme only jso acclam , as e aamed oee, a te nes

    eample a once ave an smlin, o wat a anwes om ise o e elp o Gace.

    I od e o epess my ade o MadameSmon Bss, wo, w sgna geneosiy, a lowee o po by e niqe eeenc nd oi

    as ansao o Gide

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    NO DUS AND TUS

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    SUS

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    o BEND ROEE

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    DIPUS

    TIRE lAS

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    HU

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    A

    M ar amrabl;

    mr amr SOPHOCLS:CRUS FOM GN

    US: Here I l resent nd coee n tsstt o everst e; e soeoe wot coe o to te frot of the stge sy

    I dis orty years od d for twenyyers Wh y o strong I avepe se p to te gest oint of apess A f nd fondg wot pers czens I gld bove l tat I e o

    to anone bt se. ainess s ove o me conqered t. t way copaency s nd to gar aainst it I woeredt rst i y case ws ot one of reestioe tt gddy rde wc as nsteae cerain leesn ey o te eatfos ee o re s o a se veron pses t yo ont alaso n t sily at o aeo sy ad ot go n for t ate nner

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    4 Two Legeds

    wich o cli to ve ct ot o o ieee tg ie nd they'l t ot ll igte ile ef: iect an otit

    t e tget. . . ht in e c t wtI w in jt ow : e, i oetie aeto thik tt I e ee lched o yhe go I do it to doe wn odetnd to efe ck to the h cdit o

    detn. o in ticla c t' thediclt nt to et a ttle ed aot oeel. I ee t cetng ove e a olowe to wich, wete I like t o not I bject. ho wold no ladl o dow to c

    owe i it le i to wee I ow A goi iding o, Cd, ad thee e't tw likeo. t w tell yel o d andholidy. The et of he wee I'e no ti tothnk ot it. eide ht wol e the eI no ood t eaonn logc' ot tooint I oceed iitio. Se eole, weneve te get ixed i te tc, ke o teeve: "Sold I give w ve I teigt to ovetake o t I l ehav i god wee teling e wt to o.

    (T Chu> dividd nto two gup, cdtag to rgh and ds)

    CHORSES: e, te ho, whoe ticlnctio n thi lace i t eeet the oinio te oi, ecle oelve ie n

    eved te oeion of o aggeve nndividl. e vie t Cdi dicloe ae intolel ohe eollete e died

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    Cdps 5f ce t a d thn to t the

    ne' e. t the et w t e n the eo te et. Cd wld do ell to cnlt

    Tes; e' the n w' ell gt the nn ne etense f evn teetC n the k f tnng te gnt n tee' t tht t s t h tt we ethe evl whc e ovewheln at t

    ent (I vc We hll wth neeve scce n wediecte ae toe te nlgence; n sctng elve f n, ec gnt h lnethe cheent tht e eeve

    G-D ORS o ds) Tht y el

    e p n ne wld den h do t t ften. t we e t we ele, ; t we pelh, w e t h. We shl efe to he t ; t he ctn f th d cld t

    cee nle we ve t lentleece f new The lesnce we t gve tt el ecne t ng nn oThee. fl h f een ae tt eel tht kng ld nteet helf

    eole' sftne even hee thee d ntect h ecly.LE-D ORS: Bee we cn't el thnkg

    tht hne n ne lned n e cl w; t lest tht wt

    Te' tecn h llwed t gse. t gd t we l get h ot qe ttoll t gve the fcts. el veee enh t atch the cellent

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    Two Ldreon your boer he sc andhe i soon be here o e he oaces ucaate ase

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    dpu hea the d' awe. me , e te w wa dd the acle a

    ON: Tat the wath f d wld eve e tue

    awa f ee nl La, te late k, hae avenged.

    D: Avee f watO: el knw hat te a whe ac

    he take te J cata' ed, d

    e t of Tee ded at te ad of saDS: Ye, kwt wa te cl u

    shed: Te lce cl eve la and i.

    fact w eve ad tat te eve ke

    ve ad.DIP (to oca) Y neve td eJAST: Ee tme I wated t tell , dea

    teted e. , d't talk f the at,

    t t "I d't wat t kn ath

    . lde ae ha e. All thg ad a e aew . . .

    The wd jtce wa ed "aet.

    DS: f e he we w

    OC: a elf, dea. ' ancet ht ack t te atDS: w't kee cal. wh I had knw

    e. ama, et tll I d thc. h w, n atte whee he'

    d. He'll ecae eth I e. g dd a th haeJOS: had ee x h a wdw whe

    cceeded La. That wa twet a

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    wo Legeds

    US nty years of hinessS hich in th siht of od re as on d

    bnd drese fa me

    nd mpn b n and Isn

    DPUS God, hat a bore ht mn is! Foremedd n othe oe' businss Who askedyou o com

    JOCS d) y der, o shoudn't speaso before th chiden I s' ise to mnishthe uthority of the mn hom he chosento be their tuto, and ho h o o ith thmeeyher T Te) Yo ere syin?

    ES

    I do not ish to x th nP t is not ht oe sy tt xes m uth he tink d on' sy

    on nd man to man, dius, spek of you hppiessof ht you ca haiess But o th resnt e must discuss tunhanss of he op T oe re su, dipus, nd thi ki cnot but kno itBetn h proserit f the e nd the inience o he mjoit, od es a mstriosed he me of od, dius, is otn on

    our ips; ont bame you fo thtfar om ibu o ekin to mke od your assento isted of ou ud, nd for feng no ae i Hspesce

    PS I h nee been ht is cd a un

    S he moe iant eder my be beforme, he moe sin is his subissieness oGo

    PS d I et e n he prence of h hix

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    I could o ave answred its ridle and I souldnt ae been kng

    BO HORSES: Its n od, Cdipus i' n good.

    You o vry well tat wih resas even a kngcant ave e last wod

    D qORS: No oub you vanqushed thepix; b remeer tha afterwards yo presumed, avin soled e riddle, to do itou

    auurie of he brds.HD ORS: And ten wen he birs oubled

    yor lee, you deceiully old us ta e cdll the o in deace of Tiesias

    O ORSS: e ae a excellen se; ut

    e ealized ta w ad don wro we Goddesoye our cros wt a laue of caterpillars. ORS And i e ased tha ye, it

    was from tence, o course-FTHND HoRus: But ao ecause we ha nthin

    e to eat.OT HORSES: d so fr now on, in oa edi

    nce, we rge you to lisen to Tiresias.

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    o wo Ld

    i os disleas as ld so u upn own dd e adyod counin. was wa u o

    olis ad , o saw wa I ao s l you

    Ys fa o fa fo h c ea pon ou of ppl stt w la. T w l sad oi ad

    fes and in so ble clc. sd as i lin t o o d.e cold non a ud s u eiepi, and sin and iupi. Ad ty lookd a s

    ou! o! In has atd s q u! You' p i e

    o Polcs You sold id

    su ins n font f yo sise t ]ocata) od

    id wy isias lavs th th t ople also leav s. I a o in ps a ae l aloe)

    ou ncnsq ik a is o

    p. a as pon of a oa ou swous o

    a oa o syouv foon aeady. Bu

    peo e o b i ad you c

    n oo. d Tsias o bak id. o sw o n kis da.us a is y ws e ciinal n

    osed

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    The whoe thng was sed upfDS y woEN y e at rst. was eget t t e, and

    toght t pdent to ca the eope' atenoto t, and to et e see that n a e edle ay ther an

    fDUS es, bt they no it noEON: Jocasta aso opposed te dea of a nuiy.

    Se thoghtand e wseytat thghd be alod to aren the st da o yoregn

    fDPUS cata as aways atched oer appess. Se s erect, Jocasta hat a ! nd

    what a othe o e, who ee e nothe, she has been we ad othe oeel ehr st uand, dd she l oe ?

    A geat deal less tan yo, thats ce.U: nothe hngddn't they any

    lde?O hat's a ong stoy. do' now i h

    ea te o abou t.fDPS: Then yo shod not hae e t o

    sst on nog

    O e e They dd' at to a a chiden, becase the oacefDUS: Tat orace agan had prected tat as od b stabbed

    to death by hs own s t, one ese eng,

    tey were caressfDUS: see hat yo ean. d what bcae os chld of dneness?

    O t was a so. As soo as he wa o te gae

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    1 Two L

    h oe to a shephed, whose sad dut ao abandon i on the ountanse, ee as eaen b wid beast

    DIS s this shehed st ae?O ou as too an uesos If ou a

    adicedont fret about t n eaceS th such a thorn n y ow, I fea

    shoud nee see sound agan esde, o

    head what as sad: t s od' tha hrdere shoud be unishedEO: M dea dius, oaces ae a e e

    fo the peoe, but the cant dctat to us ho ue shoud use the to einfoce ou autho

    t, and nteet the as ut us best The ous that aus woud be kied b on; but a te so o ded aius s dead, a the sae,ou a sa I he ee a, ou woud ot bsitting on his toe o do't dsess ouseabout hs oss, and don' wo about the aeo is deat hoee kied h dd t fo ou;he aed ou gae; ts not o ou o us, bt athe to e h a ewa

    S nd what woud Tesias sa?REO: ou afaid o ?

    DIS: o exact ut h has the ea of the eoe nd I sef soetes n the sound ofs oce dsuetines, the soun of t'as i cae fo the nethe wod Hee he agan e appoaches, and et one nee heas

    his ste hat do o at wt us Tesias? Tiei as ce in)RESIS dpus, te ueen wod e to seak t

    ou he s waitn fo ou n the aace

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    Exi dpus. reon

    Cs

    esides I wated hi o eae u oe Iead eey wod you wee sayg

    ou wee isteg?S I ca hea wiht isteig Ee efoe I

    ea peoes oices I ow thei houghs. eoit is o good h ha dius hou eassued.

    N hat do you eaSS His id s aead too uch at es is

    sou s ie soe seaed esse to which ea cd o eace My authoit is ased o ea of od ad ee is basphey i dius

    obed happiess It is fo you eo tstat a e cac i ha happiess . y? ecause it is y eas of that isqieg

    ie cac ha od wi d a way ito his heatteoces ad oyices ae giig e he si

    wi eey ay I fee oe sue of it. J ocasa wico it thei fathes exape has pesuadedte ha they ca ct fee fo the authoit ohich eey a shod bow. I do o sea tyou i y ow ae but i he ae o he

    od ho I epese i the ae of ocasad o pios tigoe ad i the ae of peope, wo ie eo ieig o hescoue which ow ics e ha the eeig puished fo hei igs ceuiy Moe-

    e ho ca tigoe eee a fahe adJocas oe a husbad whose heat has eectedthe od who both of the woshi? ou oue eo ust see that it is i eeoe

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    dteest that a ing shoud ow t hige oweto wh each and a a aeae t eenagainst te ng

    (Enter ]ocsta. Cdipus is fouded the news I

    hae ust ge ntigon she to taede

    ON ngone esta

    T It's not supising he ea chid hoes nths wa t set he fathe's pie She as conded he ntetons t e, ut

    e ae to ei secet He othe as eto nothg of the

    ON

    oo cdT h oo She suerhappiess than any dius can shoa saintfect consis no ide ut n huiiy

    ON I thn too that she s uc sessed he isfouns of he eoe

    She egge e to et he nse he sicI potested that that cu nt e t w fo rcess en et e o the, ntecedefo the, se sad he added, oe uety and ehas to fo ut cou not o f

    teas o soeone yet oe ge N as she tnng of he fthe Of couse o dd dipus tae tJTA t rst e was ot ang and onte

    he he ced out at e ecoged iesahand in e atte I a ee od's insuent ut, snc

    e is won toug e, He wnot now styHs hand

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    dpu 5

    JOCASTA: y beved usand s al vue l consacy all courae; a e sould be brou ooer ese s o God sold e ur deares

    da I ow very we esas reo us elp e e wl break dow

    e selfcodce and ake i oresosd o acce wa say

    sall be lad o y bu I ca rmise

    scceed Cdpus does not ready lisen o habores mS God nspire you as e as pred

    me wt e ay o ouch hi n e quickREON od as neve nsprd me ry ucE

    Ony e bld does He ve all nspaonCA myself in yor ands esias r i

    s oh you a we earn e decisio o tos i

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    II

    0 dip, 0 engeered so of dkes!

    IP!HICI

    is a Cren w, i nesn.

    EO I we wee not so une each othe we shouae es asue n ou conesatons If I enoytang to you ea othenaw t s ecause

    yo aow e to gise thngs that I shounee hae eaed o yse. hee yo aea noe and eeient I yse a ound te pat. aiton eect an custo anestashed aw t do you not agee that se

    boy n a state shoud stan o those thngs andthat esent sis you st of ntate esae conteose? I ee you o gonto at I act as a ae o those oeentuesoe pojects of yousthey cou oten ut thesoca yste o o ont you now f I wasntthee to cog you an wegh you own. .

    U (sen-inly) : ehas.O ay feeng uns esecay stong n e.

    o ae one o fa ate a an I a

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    8 Leged

    nsted in ou ciden as I a in ow.Aow e o ask afte Isene s eah. She s aneous chid, and wen se ainted seda

    e bothe was elin usPU Tats a oe now. A e sae, ou oug o see hat se aes

    oe ecse ocasta to don't n sh'ben we fo soe te ie. usets e

    n ings bad fo e eoe. You soult o ae e nd o t.DU O, quie Qite. And wen we a ss bus I us ak o o

    aou ou wo boys. iesias ood eace

    o coue, bu e dont see o ay uc aeni o i. ey'e a cou of ebes can'qut den i u ee's no doubt e ge ou. Has Eeoces ead ou is eecon aad of e ae?

    DPU On e ague? No, ne Malady f he Age, wt t su

    it Or Pes Dsces Natua is dsonens a of a os eae so. He's a enoeon a boy. And fo ood oos, seng,and inteligence, Poynices i is equal. Te

    ust both be ike wa ou we a ei age. Iexec ou ecognie ousef in e.DU: Soeies.ON e a nqui sits. ut at eas e

    a ou exae befo thei eyes. ea

    you, feeng yose a tange a oybus' cous hat wy yo wen away eent you aease n is aace?

    Pus I I ed ie a gingcoc , to begiwit I don no bein codled. A at te

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    dpu

    eeed as olybs son. The one day asoothsaye cae to the co and bega tengotunes ebod wanted to cost y

    tn cae H tned ae, efsed to seak nthe hean of the otes, too e o oe sde,and tod tat was estned to l faet st I aged at hs edcton, t he as sose of hsef that togt t best to take e-

    catos; and the st of these as o seakfay to olybs and to te h that the sesta nt to fll ths dsastos foecast was oe to eae hs co foee, c as t wolee e to o so, o loed h t ws then

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    2 o I fa e happnes of hch bosts e o ou of accunt an nthn a tandsy that has nt ts bas n od.

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    n gong ans an uesn. Ta tune a a pe

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    wo sedl der bere me nce he sce eh ve o done dp Dlled eds I d been en es aslee B

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    n wc Cdi himse has swon to venge.

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    a I hae cieve snc ay no lon o let anaeeable as sc license igt vee H aght that nhi grea otin oe nohin at w las cn be ot it

    y o was a is nviaion as tovern boes n he hoe o nn h eaonsc oseon he ol e a ien benen o e He laghe o see how y m ew hogh tis aining ih e onn y oy hee cae also a ogenn o t Ae ha sloge the heavest os o teboroo an as abot o conte my nl ac by atin te agsnes o te cay m ahe soe e "eaons "cot o les ha e a tha wls he n

    rm n i or less han the hnn wi aec t H e he weons eore gvin you, I aiin o see yo seve em cansnse n yo now the abion o se the a ong o ae wic wl ao yo to ae as

    ense nole cses n o he e a ni Yo clho s ve Be a an Sy elow en a one o te n can be at as o beco hee ae e ings be on l yosel

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    W

    U MY FAR, was a excelet peso a

    co be wshe oi o ac ssect ha Iwas hs s oy n am has wa ve beeo a ha rea osen bega me whiccas s rom s o a ier y cosacyo emer here wome are cocerne ave ever

    own o o see own . es somemes sooraher my way a rae o hm or hsranshi a or avg resre he cl Ahroe or n Aca am srry r he es by whch brh a hs eathe orgo a o r whe sais n lace o bac onhe s ha carre me home rom ree a enaree ha sh o hs ere o rer nrh rom y rash vere Oe can hi oeverhg o he rh a I cosses myse a ever mch cre o o ca

    sear a as ray orgeness ges as inmy way as o yo a arcary when hroghhe oios o he wch Meea who o hm (ase e on himsel a raher eery eeo orm e easerang ea ha a sec mer

    o ejoym was hs r he asghs locg y career whereas aer a s every man hsr Ayay he he saw ose ac sais . Ieare on rerng o hens tat e ha rownmsel ino e se

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    s o o one can deny it I thnk ave perored soe

    ntable serices; ve pued te eart once an oa o a ost of yant bts an monsters; '

    lened up cerain eu byads on wic eet bravet cou not venture witout a sier; an've ceare up te kie suc a y tat man, hha less bwe, e ess f of t sss

    Oe st o tt in tose as e ook o t

    couy wa ary reassuring Between te cateretss ee ee ue stretces of ncultiatewaste cssed on by ueliabe tac er erte es orets te tainu ains At st daers points obbr as ad ten

    t ostins; ts llaed e, at best lf so te teler, an ee re no poice ts e hese icients cobe wt te rpsel eocit of id eas an t vil per ot eeitu eleent untl one cl hrl elw soe folard ersn e to e, ethet alniy o e gos ha stuck i wn oy tt s eo en Nr in t cse o sucn s te hin o e on h fe ts r o Bron cold ne be ure ett han sain or te ine s rederant

    \V a ieicabe ws ut o to te ser an elin ee s nly oe tt ersoften sem an iiet The an rincal victries at a a t i were over e gods

    gt, ether t man or i o t nly

    b zing ones aesarys ow eapon an trint aint i ( a I did wit te cu o Periphetes t iant o Epiarus) tat one can be ure o victor

    nd s or te tdebolt o Ze, I ca tel o

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    hes s tat t da il com n man il po il o t, a omt po i o to a dc co Bt it om, at

    on m n and m akn, I a aa an t n aai I cap o on, o to anto ap o 6 o o I con aoa w ad o c m ioa t tld ( a, to

    t o! tat t mpotant t a to ban b a oan, a a c t aof Ompa An c I a n bn abl o o i iot omn, ol a to m, aI dat o o ac amo ca o aad, bt

    don't tck a on oa , ot t aad m , old a bod m to b a oda tin o, it i t, but a xd o l i a omant o at,o n t

    O t al, Aop cam at to tcn m

    S a q o t Aaon an li al bjct a o o at bt t no a pad ba accmpld a, ad cl a an d a too o alt I took o i inl combat I m

    am l a lopad Diamd, bot t nd nail nto pa ad by mat o too, ad o apo and bca col not top o oi m I a pod ao mo ginal And littl di

    t mat t m tat at co onl cl myHippo, o, it o bat a tat a aa bin I d to mak m I al pk, din t co o m to, oat a bn t att gi o y Fo t

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    o gnds

    ot eough to exst, a the to a ste: oeust mae os eg a at i suh wa thatoe s t extiishe with oesef, s gra

    fter h ote to me Pittheus a geus wereu ore iteget th ; so is Pirthos. uteoe give me eit for goo sese the rest sa wit the etermtio to o we that asever et me. e, too, is the i f urg tht

    ites me to eerate eterises. to of al tis was aitous. The great ees of ousierues, whih te use to reort to e, -sperate oug oo, a whe it was tme oeave Troee, whre ha ve t the, a reo

    soae father thes, efuse atogeter toaet the ave, sou thoug it was, to go seaeuse that roue was the sfer. e I kew t utt ws the er haars of the overla route, wtts iese tour, that tee me hae torove worth. hieves of ever sort were eggoe gai to ifest the outr, i so withmpuit w tht Herues was squeig his -ho t the feet of hae. was sxtee. thars were i m ha. M tur ha ome. I greats heart was oug towar te extreit

    of m hapiess. ht ave to o with set," ie, a a oute thats set i orer!" esseomort eess uauree ease. So it waso the oa to thes wa of the isthus of thePeoesus tht rst put sef o the test, a

    het a ar together tught me their fusregth, whe ut ow soe welow wel-te roers: is, Perihetes, rorustes, Geroo, that was erues et to s Cero. e w ae iht istke t t e, e

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    eseus 5 Sn as ee f e ne atews hae een a e hy man, nate amst hefl o assng taels t as ha jst

    ne aa w him, i was son aee a he haeen a asa

    ls n the a t Atens n a ke f asa-s hee sme n me he s m nqess inv. gn as a a se a s ke

    he ate, a a aens e a ehanse sn als. hae ls ak of t themekn e as sa an ans neert se an m hae neve awe te ast nle etan m ahe have I ee daw fr

    a b ha as s e ahiee an e mstan tns seee t me alwas t e aha s a n't was me me hese

    nay es whh ate al, mean on te to me ee as n the thes an ai-e ene ees mse ee oe e t

    ms e a lengt

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    H

    VY OA s sory. ms sy rs te sln o ree ws ower i ose ys nos

    egne ere. He h Ac resonsble or e e is son Aoges n by w o rerisl e ce ro s n nnl rbe: seve yog menn seven yong grls o e ne ve o ssy,i ws si, e ppetes o e nor te mon-sos ch Ps, e we o os brog or er nercorse wit bll esevicms were cosen by lo.

    B n te er in eson en oeece Tog e lo wol olly ve sreme rces ey esce ese ngs) nsse

    ht sol gre e ls, otisg eopposion e ng, my ter cre nohng orege, ci mer lone isingses merom h e. ln ws, n o o c ovns e nor n s blow o ree

    rece o s omnbe eco Also smost nos o vis ree wence bel, cosyn nsl obecs were consnly ivg n AicTereoe set s o e sln mong my hreencoios ws y ren ros

    e lne one mornig in rc msos lie owns see s rbor o s eigborossos, e cl o e iln, wee os esie n is lce bl e sol eive e evios evenn b olen so

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    _6 o gs

    elayed us As e seed se we were sudedy ared guads, o tk w y swod and thtof itos hen tey d sehed us for oe

    aos they led us o to ae beoe the ing,o ad oe fo Knss, wi is to eet1s. lae wd the on eoe ressednd t hae ok t us A the en ee nkd the st eet inos, o seated bene a dai,

    wore ong robe ade f singe ee f ared ot ths fel in est fs fo s sodesto s ankles Hs hest, boa s that o e sef,bore three ters f neklaes. a etan weartese, but of truey ot. ns ad ekaes of

    rar ones, nd laqes of ogt god in te shao eusdelis. The doubleeaded ng be stone, ad wih is ight hand e teted befehi gden seter, as all s hself. In te oterhand treeeaed wer, ie thse on is ekle, and also in gold bu larger. Ab is gldenwn s gigani anahe, i i we ingedte featers o eak, osti nd alon Heloked us oe for se tie d e bade us wele the slnd wit a se ay el aeee ronal, sie w ad e ere, afer all

    er entene of deat B s side were nding teee nd the to rinesse e dugtes. I sw ae e elder dauter a take fay o e ur ard were kn rady t take us away, Isw er ean twad er fater an s to i i

    re se whsered, but y ear re sar ) : ta one, I beg you," ad se ped tward e wter nger. Minos sed ne again and ge orersa I ould ot be taken wy wt oa.

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    eseus I a o ooer aoe eore than e egan tuetio e.

    lhou ad roed elf to ac wi al

    be dence and to le ip no hn ehe of no bth o o y adou poect, uddenyccurd o e woul be bee to put can he table now hat I ad ataced the atetoof the nce Nohn would e oe liel o

    ehtn e eeln or e o to n e the fao othe kin, than to hea e ay rankl that I a teandon of Pttheu een ned that the crretruo in ta wa hat the ea Poedon ha eom. T i ino ele avely at e oul

    eseny clea up that pont y ung e o tab wate n retu I repled coacenl a I hadno do I hould ue umhantl an te tae caed to ipoe. The lade o the cour, onos helf, were aoal aected econdence

    d now," aid Mo, ou t go ad soen to eat. Your coanion are aread aae and wll e watn for ou. e uc ditued ngt ou t be que ech, a e aee ae a ood et. I hall exet o o e re

    en owad the e o he d at the cereoia gaen honor of your . hen, ince ee, alke ou wth u to Koo Yo lee a pae an ooo een o ie a ple, a eal, hee ou will eel ie a

    oe, and hee lade wll e delted o ea outel o our t exploi. nd ow the ae goig toprepare teele or he fetie. e al eega e gae, ere o it it o

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    8 o eens

    opanons edatey beeh he roy bo Thsoesy we oe o your rincey rank nd s onot wsh o dstngush o oeny from your c

    ao the ha by conagon a wt youe game were held n vast semcrclr area

    onn on e sea uge rod, oth of men a owoen had com o see hem, from Kssos o, d even from Gotyna me of o

    ue da stn, wa ol), o oher onsnd e nehboi vges, and fom e cklouaed oen ou l my sense we tken burre, n cano decrbe o foregn theCe peared o e o be. ere ws o room

    o em a on e es of he mer heuse jostle e wy e scases on e le. e omen, no e nmero hahe en, ee or the mo ar naked o e was very fe ore a gt bodce bu ven waeerouy cut w, n fshon h oud no hk he immodest, d exose bo brasto h . e and en ake were gy evenbsuy ace round he hs with bets nd corse-es, hch gave to eh gure of n ourglasshe men were ney browsnned an the

    ne, wr, nd ho wore los ny rngsracees, nd ece he wome, who, o heat, were eecl we. he men ere ean-haven, eet or e g mnu, hboe, nd i fried Ddu. e ae of he

    o a on aform us bove our ow, whchoaed e ren fo consderbe heig. They ge dou ervance of e adoamen Each wore unced t; blon oud elow he , s fe in embroere

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    es 5 9los th ft, whch re shod te boo he lar he fatosy o the q, ho sat t tr of th das, made her os cosou

    all r arms ad te frt of hr prso re barUo er maget rasts, arls, emeralds ros sto wre makd Log ack ls elo ether sde of hr ace, ad sall tsrad her orad Sh had t lps o a u

    utd os, ad hge empty eye whose rsso o gt have calld ov A so oold dad srved her as a crow sa, odctl o hr ha t o a dculous a of sark aal, whch cam up thogh e da

    aprd to a shar po lk

    o wc juar out frot o hr orhad Hr corag ucovred her to th wast frot, but ose g a ack ad dd a eoros cutaay collar et was pread de aoud er, ad oe ad po h crea groud, e rs

    mrodery, o aove ot-puple e a to, saros th ctr, ad blow th votth the lavs As I was sttg mdatl had oy o tr roud to have l hs, as o gsay, der my very os arveld a much a

    ss of color ad he auty o h dsg a dlcat prfeto of the orkAad, the eldr daghr, sa at he oe

    rht had ad rsdd ovr e cora She ss spuousy essd a e u ad e o

    dr coors H s e at o e er aoy two cle o ebrode: e up edogs d ds o e oe dos ad dPdra rcpbl uc you g at asp's ef He rss ad f c

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    gn

    ug er oop, e o ouger rqua o er bed lg mrbe Seoo a d peaue e pecle or e I

    o r olo og o, ocoerl e u oul o ep ege e uppee, peed ad gi o hecro o oo er e e re er eer dcer, a e e wree

    her ur. Mel bou o eouer e ou lere good ea ro he e pae a mg ep e o e re e u

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    FOU

    A ha wae as chpo wth

    th las pe s cla the gas closscot y s courtes h ae e coe to hsepaaely

    "I a ong to ta you ow Pc hses esa to "to a plac y h sea whe I shal putyou th ts an we shall s you a t tus o th o oso as you came to e us

    oH too to sal pootoy th waves

    atng s oo "I shall now sa th n "howy cow nto the s as a a o y conc

    tha you e abl o v t o th ottoThe qu n th two cesse we he o s

    wha woul c of th s an so boe byh pesc I pots:

    " I o to ch a cay o ase ev

    e cow L e v wthou a shall bng ac o you sohg o ote tha est a pov y cas

    I y uacty I w s ae A eeha spng p happe tat lo sca asslog o as soules A gus lew towad e I cauh t w a s a th pcso oe of th os ha o to The sppo y clost cosele I wappe sca ouy los ts pce twst u b y ghs

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    6 z egens

    ade as I ooked I dd mes, e I sou exose y aood eorese des u c i oed e o de e

    le el I w e, o wc wced sa use I is I d, o e ois,u soe ue soe I a ro eo Greece, oi ey wod ee e ulue, e wee I we

    The I ook ee e d dived rcced er I ded deep, d dd ocme u o e sace u I ad eoed ro ure on d wo coases Oce ck odr d I oered, wi os clou ow, e

    oy o e uee d cose o ec o eue I reeed o ave ered e eoo, o aer ( ce w d aue e oe, so rre uo , soud e lioscos e oo o e ea, or Ioud ad e o ic e ou) a oseidoimse d ae e o e, ode I coudoe e o e adie ee w oo, eer ay es e oi d ood dwi e od

    e o e e ac rd

    Soo r co ore o o e od Koo

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    FIV

    WAS so OVWH ae a adly

    fee e atoset a he eat oa f healace, o a onmenta balsaded stace adhe wdg coos th hc atee se-ants toc n hand gded e o e sed oowhee a oo had been set apat o e. Al bone o ts an lmps wee se o afe I ave.The bed as scented and sot he e e e fell a once nt a hea sleep whch asted un teeeg o e ollong ay alhogh I a aleayslep d o ong oe; fo ol at a aeraelng a gh ad e aed a Ksso

    a o means a cospolta A cot os I ealed fo e st e ha as eead I el e a o oe uaa tngstoo e suseess cos wa of bea-g e ( fahe's house e sht o

    fe) osehold obects a e ane o these Ao so c a as eqste elt le savage a aaess as edoed whenpeople bea s a ondt ha een sedo b a og y ood g t to mot ges a ese ecae o of eal old ese es e use o ctngea ae oe ole a e aest weap of a People codn' tae he ees o mend e ha o t appeae a sgete oa

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    6 Two Len

    God! How ou of pace I fe On on m on have eer been good for nhing no for he rs ime a in oey. I was no onger uein of h

    in, or crring a hng hrogh by main force, buraer o giing pasre n of his I ha srangeie eeence

    s, a abe, beeen e wo rincesses A simefa ea, wihou formay, I s o. nd n

    c, aat from inos and e queen, Rhaamanhuse king's bother, he o pincesses, nd her oungre Gucs, here wa oody excep he uorto te young prnce, Gree from orinh, who as een resen o e.

    e asked me o describe in y on onue hich everybody a he co undrsood very elnd ke uenty, houg wi a sigh accen) hae ere peased o ca my expos. I was dighedo se a he young Pdra ad Gaucus ere seizeih unconroa auger a he sory of he rea-me Procruses impoed upon passesby, whch made hm edure in his rnchon o a hsets of him which exceede h sauory easure.Bu hey acuy avoded any aion o he cause omy ii o ree, and eced o see me as erey

    eer.hroughou he me riadne resse her knee

    gins mine under he abe bu i was e warmtof he youg Phdr h rea sre e. Mean-whie, Psipha, he queen, who sa oposite e, s

    faiy eaing e wh her enormou eye, and Mino,b her e, wore an unvrying sme. Ony Rhaanhus, ih hi ong, far berd, eemed rher ouof humor Bo he nd he ng f he oom fer

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    ess

    fou ouseo si o e ones ey ai.y le d I ealize a is mean.

    I sl fe some aes of my seasis I a

    de, a dan s moe. I a o libealyld es d iue of evey ot ta befoog didn o re I as. I as se o din o wae o duted ne. Wi evei ee befoe me u s jus ale o san I egge

    eisso o leave e oom e quee a oe lee o a smal ose adjoie e ivae aarmns. Afer I ad bee toougy s, I ejoe ero sa i e om, a s te t se ego ke e.

    } young ref may l you s, se egan, e mus mke e mos o ese fe moms aoneoer. I am n a you supose, an ave noesns uo you eon, atve s t may e." oesng te le a se as addessi rsef ony o my si or o soe uened bu i-

    eor zoe of my beig e ouay sroe mfoeea ae se sled er ands uer m eae a fde my eoals, a o nvie erself a I realy ee.

    I no a bigs you e a I an o w

    ou of a msae. You ineos ae mudeous Yoe ee o g my sn. I do o a ou myave eard aou m, ad I don' a o o. Asten o te lea of my ert H o ey eour m o ma no e e monse of o

    you ve no oub ea bu is my o." po I ougt oly een o ijeta I a noing agaist moses i emevebu e e o iou lise.

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    wo gds

    "Please ty t ndestand e. y tepee m ysc. Heaey hgs alne ecte y e. Thec y ee s one eve a e eacly hee

    he gd egns and hee he eds. hae seen a gdeal y cs eda. F he he gd d hse he gse a san. N ns aays ne tha aed ge a sc hs h. can ne dsnh the ana esde ha ay

    eman even the seed he ds I ave snehen deled y saeand eae that ta t n hs ay os he aa al gandee asse y Theses tat t as a ceesa e.F y t ndestand tha y b as n d

    beast. osedo had sent h. He shold haveeen eed t h as sacce t h as eat n cld nt bg se t t. s have een ae e snce o ass y deses as an nsent he gd's ege. Ando dt n tht y hena Epas caed y a l Zes as hdg sde .ns hse as te t e nn Tha shy ls have aways een hed n geat on n say. And ee ae he bth he nta nced the ng tg s bs ad nly t

    ay hat at y he' He cd y admthat t was a aa tae. He s ey se. eees at Zes has nated m dge alnth Radaanhs s bte He taes e ea e s hae ndestd bee ne an pass

    dgment and he hns hat e be a gddge nt he has eeenced eeythng ehe ns pes thg s ay. Ths s geatencaemet s al. H cden ad I ysel sea ays ae by nddal

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    heseus 67

    os o ndt, o te avanemen o s eee ota to, tho e oesnt now t. That s am begng o ee a n, Teses no to

    t to o hm an so of n bt ate to becntmate wt hm, an so to n a msundestandngtat as made ete he enem o Gece an oneeat a to wo cones

    So sag, sh became een moe atene, a a

    nt wa eaed at wh I a eosl ncommoe, we te ehalaons of ne eghtee anmgle wt te pwe wch, n co-pa t he beasts, wa esan fm e oage

    "Let s e to elestal ng, se went o, "as

    tu we alwa mt Yo ose, Tesessuelo must feel hat ou ae habte b one o os?

    \hat pt h a touch to m embaasme wastat ane, the ele aghte (a an eeptonaleat, thogh less aactv to me pesonally han

    a, ad mde t te pla to me, beoe ea to eel o sa ade t ute pla, as Is, as b sgns a by a whe, hat as soo asI fel bete I wa to o e on te teac

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    X

    A ha a pae raceke

    ner the moon the ares seeme to b suseen reanes o ne ne h It ws te t M I cou sese alreay he ecs hrmth o srg. Once n he open r I bgn oee qe ell. Never n noor mn I e o myuns h resh r. Aradne came nn tardme, an hou a ord cmpe hr rm s omneso voeny h e ere both sent stgg

    Foo me, she sa. Not ha I mn f anyoesees us bu e can ak more reey ner theerebnhs She e me down a ew ses oar a

    more efy r o he rens here hge treesobscre he moon though not ts reecon upon thesea. She h change her clothes and now ore nce o her hooped skr n gh scoa a sr ooose dess beneth whch she as ppby nke.

    I cn gess h my moher's been telng yoshe began She's md rvg ma a yo cn s-regr everythn she as. Fs o all must tehs yu are n gre dnger here You cme hee sI ell know o gh my halfbrother he notaur.'m telng you l hs or yor wn good so stencarefuly. Yo ll n'm sre of t To see you so bnsh ob Don' you thn ha's rer a goone of etry B perhas you ave o ear. nboy t ths ay hs ever mnged o get ou of the

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    gnze in h one e and yo o't eed eithe ne yo eethat tat a o hapeent e coe to yo ee. Yo can't en

    o onceie o opiate it i ta aze ooo al inoe yo to da ho iel yo aot it. I a he ho i t en ea eady ogotte o to get o o it Yo' e ho i on Iau h once ente in

    ide ol ony get ot o n tog te ppea That I don't dae eoend o yo i' too iy.od e et t into o head at on tha oony o to ik o to . ha togeteo d togete ro now o in i

    and i a. O thak o e y e and in e o e to capte yoe. Yo t taki o e t o eave e o the o oyo. o y ak e. eepo e aandoed a eait gae ee ee to eaeand ket he a oning.

    e o aed lo o e I adi. ae nee ee good a taing in one pace e teen in te e oo o deig. I aa a tobek e a oon a the noe a o o. Ate Aiad d to a "Yo oied e

    gae a poe o ay ind. Liety aoe a hin!y dt to ye.

    og y oe o oeaio e i too exet coded y dnk Aiadn apeae toe to ied he at eee i eade hat

    od ady ppoe ye o have don te oko a pioee. dipoed o any pe ta ight ae ha ad abot eain he. eie heenenalit oon eae nenae. enale e potetaton o ena deoion and t

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    7 1

    ende dmnes t wc se aee me as aleatel e onl easue e a, pp e ercelet e ginea o I oae et

    ames nd ten se d ead too uc Lleeat se old s, e ses ill te ast ne ( pt o fac e'd adl egn owe ow ue w at ning lass oee t eese a es e n e she ol

    a ouln' es wu T a mein all e e o hw get i of ert wll te ng o fte, sa o tat? a

    se e d e e os, swee cc, ptsp eeyng He tns t's wses to allo atcan e peveted He d' pla mmte's adee w e ll u accong o moer e s eked Hee I ae soe dcul in oow y' Wat's done is dne andong ca undo ' e added We t coes o se do e sae t e mos, e'l as yo fro

    e ctn deece at mae Wee yu go sl oow

    Ta rens o e seen ge e d ten gt eaast, I ase e o

    e in eng to lead e t Ddaus, an added

    at sed o se o pivael a one Seagreed s on afe d swor osedn mate u al was e, I would en e e paace

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    S

    Us ROE o ecome me. ha o in

    dml rom benng over e ablets n orndrngs ere spre before m n surroune by gea mny eculir insumes. Heas very tll n erfecly erec n spe o s gree s be s slve i color n eve logerhn ha of nos c as stll que c or er one of manus. s vs oree smrke by ee rines cross e oe o ist. Wen e loke donrs s ys erelfiden by e overngng brusoo of yebros e soke sloly nd i dee oce. Hs

    sences te quli of ug.He beg by congrulting me o y roess.

    he echo of s e ad a ene v o mo lve i reiremen reme from e umul ofte orl He ae ta I looke o o be some-

    tng of boby e ok lle coun of etso rms no consder t ysc strengs he goe of mn.

    one me sa qe a o o you reeessorercues. He s up man n I cou eve geanyi ou of m excep erocs. u I dipriate i m nd ha I pecie you isa sor o bsoron n he sk in n nreclnuac emey even c rusts yo forwrnd esoy you oonen fer rs ving

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    7 eens

    yed e cow om eac ce whnef. ercue oo reae pn an you do wamoe anous, o, o do e; e eanco

    epecay hen e d ju comee n ven. a I e n ou o enjoen; eeyo e fom ecue h commend you oneve e yo md neee. You can eave oe wh e no en of con b e ceve

    nvnn oun an oo ove o oe who re . o yo ee a e on oo bun e o o, o now non o ) -I o eek. I ce eey eaveca ae cean deence a e beeen

    mef n my ee To cu e yseand m va. e ecame op voe andme od he n o e o b -esenn e e owe mb e in e oe, and incabe veenwee w o sen fee e mb n inne od ee o eve. Ou, an o mebecm nce n negbo of e e. B y ocompeen, I pe, e of cence ood mannd e ne o e o .

    o ge I onge above a o cqe kl-

    dge on ecded h mn peon eng cnec o nohn whu nsmen n hae o ayn Bee a good oo n on ferm e. Asedy ou coud neve v bdued e bd of c an e eoonnee -

    o e eaon o fe ven ou. So hou I coud no emoy e o ey nby bnn hee auxre nee eecon, ad I cod no do wou aen -ac, ecnc, n goe e ege, n

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    ess 7 5ae n c e ere kn n g, ere ch ae t reat e; a at e asfr er pracce learng al ta ws n

    t te proere n qe o eve knd oaeral even t fo c n eate ue aparen, fr tee (a pen al n man ere ne ee cve earnae oe a nee eece n o I

    ene n enece nlego ae e t oe ae ecaf an k, er cate an oe vnng et ye t t ce pt -e cl enen fregner n eane

    em n t a nng o t eac e. n ae ee ent n e ee a Gree n ae a t ecae n a feel at u a a n f Greece at aeree u y n.

    Once ac ete M a aout

    e n avel nd en n to e o rect a cehe T a t u an un a o place e approved te plan pove e ean t ca t antke e one c ad aed n Egt on

    e o ae oe e e deent npan t e er oen n a o qeen ha elpe a e t og h et o lk fte gn t pent tlae t a eep el aa f te p ge

    e asked e ee ng n et f cc gaden c, ecl pr-ng e ne at eat cnta nake t e f o e le I lave al carp e ut on te

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    7 o Lds

    " eevn a no prn can wan a reanae neno o ece a a ere narer no c a arng an reon w

    overcoe a e e wy o cnanna prone e arn wa ake o c an no a e cln' e o ry o grap eanng ere) ha e woln wan o ge o ereore aee n e pace e ean o

    af ever n o appee Te Mnar aewere nee any nor var we a o lan foreveryy wooeve e w wo eere ayrn Anoer an ee e pre necea o ne own e wlower o e n

    o encon o en I ae p oe elecare a e e w e wne a were eveB h wa n enog I on a eer wa ance a ceran an wen rown no e reave o e brne enarcc vaor Theeeee ara e y rpe n neee plae eacy e par or wc nee eAccrn I a e e o e e c arekep a n an a e eav ae -rbe n ony c pn he w an o leeey nce elc can c n ern

    on an provoke e n a wvopo rae o a ceran pne acvyponle I ay ecae a erey an anaroce n von an ecn w oeroc or ace Te eec of ee gae n e

    ae for a o oe o reae e eac en y he cee pc in own n o ehe ay o p n a layrn o oevn or y on car e colee ereeaphycl or e ey ae e o f enor

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    hese 7 7dcs pl buns d on tselvsi n lborto of corrors an stacass . . whc (s i y son's scuton) vryg

    s to bnk sos kep ut But tos suprisin tn bou ts rs s tan o hs nld t for a crn ty rar nspnsb; bo n id v frd ta o tis aicou insbi ote o t r

    s css nd on n on h n wis tourn to it n tat bov lis t son in t yrnth. Koin tt yo wn tonr it in orr to gt t inotur I v y nng nd i I av to you at nt of s

    r ws o pt you o you gur. You lnv brn it o on; Arie us o ith o.Bu s ust ri o t tso a o so ucas sni t vors. It is iornt tt s sol ka clr you r big ovrco y ruknnss. ut v wn run yo ut kp cono

    of yours: vryting pnds o t. Yur aon y ot suc o s I told yo ts n-tons wil wak it so hv to f t: to n you nd Arid y a ttngil sy f dy. Tis wl o i

    d wi col ou t rjo hr aftr yu hav no i y. B ys tried not to brk no ttr wha ay b t cars of t yt scion t uknon or e on u yor wn corg. G bck to r or t rst

    and s wit it wil b ost. This trd wl byo link i t st. Go bc to i. Go c oyoursf For noin cn gin ro oting d ts ro you pst a fro t y ar a thismt tt w yo ar goin b s spring.

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    een

    so he soke oe b ad ot eenso eese o B beoe o go o o meeo es at o o e m so. o

    eze moe h s o hae o pese ogh he ws abeas me, o escpe e wcca of he me,s md s mos pb a se o s ma

    ,ece.

    e ke oe o a sm oo e e as cee , sad vey oyc m e so come a e s of o

    dses. O, ae, o o ng o, s oere aoe. a o eon me o o m es.

    Bhve a ee of s ee ee."

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    I

    MG n ong an o aot m ag

    h seeed in aiht f ra eas fa as n ve o and fe n res s shds sared ed u seemed nt cs s az o nn i prca Naked th st, h r gh eta e a a cts t see t me, of athe ad ark h hated op is tighs, d as hd i c a rious ad pomet ko s t eahe1bs cugh e, ad sed t sust tt as a red ut u s mnd oe a he v. Himse semd no t se us Pceed

    g n ut th sm r chai o reth a si:

    Wh ca rst: a or ma? Ca he EternaO e eae F h om ha reat theave o com, a you mrd specis And a

    enrg cause hat om hav be marea Duait is admssie. I tht cas he dmse ud e th so M ind fss o diod oce a dis, stre egs Wheeee r ds, the a as. h r t gods,ut a God. Th kio God is ac. A ssoed, a is concd t Uniqu B.

    as set r a mme ad h e "I i v om h s, e

    caze d reduce G sad h . h

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    o

    ds ar dividd His xtnsi is ims; hirrl lca.

    as silnt again, for ing n in a ic

    ang with angish:" wat is t rson for all this d h at

    lcidi its? For so mch trl so ma srgs? d toard wht hat is r purs rWh do s rasns fr vthing hr ar

    , i t tad God ar o dicr stps? hr ar w o stp Whn can sa:s it; thig mor to dn? ca w rachd afr staig from man? Ad i I sa rom God, an I ach across o msl? Yt i man is t e

    a of Gd s t God the ca f ma? It is h act crosngac f h rads a h har of ha cross hat m mid wod itsf.

    As spok, t vis swld is foad at at ra do his tmps. At last s i s m for cu nt s im cal th afliht; I d im asing l a man putting frth s o

    as i for a mmt th wn o:I do' o hr d ins, ad st ls

    hr ds. I sha vn xprss ms r

    xact I sa tat His ginin ds ho sic I am of thfor,' ad ic ad cs'[Sic of inrc sic of ddcon I r larag rom th st f soisms a hanst pt ito i s. If I od at h gin-

    ing, coms out a h nd I do't d Hi unssI do p Him in I ha ampd al th rads f gic i hrintal pla I ha wadrd all ooft. crawl and I ud rahr a ings; to losm shadow o os t f m od to o o

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    Tbeses 8

    the egt of te ast! he e alls me havethe sensaton o be an s om geatheght. 0 d of man, I shl clm to o tpmost

    ont. y fath, th hs get knolede of mechns, ll pve me th the meas to go. I shaltael alone. m ot afa I can ay my ay. Its myoly ance to escae. oble mnd, too long etgl i e coso o my pobles, a

    hated oad s atng o yo no. I cant eneht t s that smmos me bt I kno that myony can have on o en Go"

    Then baced ay fo s as fa as the as,wch he asd an afteas let do ben m.

    Poo de boy," sad Ddls. As e toht hecod neve esae om te lbynt ad d notndestd the abynth was wtn hself, ats ees I m set of ngs, wt wch heas abe to y way. H og that cold onlescape by w of the avens, ll teal otes

    beng bloked. I knew to be o a msca ,so tht hs og d not sse me. ongg thahas not been llle, s yo il ve been abe tojdge fo yoself wle lstenig to m n spte oy wangs, e ed to y too hgh n ovete

    stength. e fell nto the sea. He s de."ow cn ta be?" I bs ot. I saw m alveony a moment ago."

    es" he nseed, yo see m, nd eseem to be lv. Bt he dead. At ts ot,

    Thess, I m ad that o ntellene, althoGe, and as sbtl n oen to all sets ofthe canot folo e o I ysel, I sofess, ws slo s n concede ths fat:ose o s wose en e he sm

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    wo egescle, are not judged o oo ltte acu, do nt jstve an orda lie. In m, as we morls easr t,e o u accomi ou dtny, and de t

    ee s anoter ter etena ne o wic eoes no est on s lane e reresatiess o our rce e scbe, each acorin o artcua snicace. arus as, beore is birtd rema ater s det, the ia ns

    ie, o te mpulse to dcoe, e soarin g ooee thns o c, dun is shr le, was t incati. He plaed o s hand s ed to sel o d; but he d' end terat ens, e se o o, s s

    dures. Pe a te arts reaimae d t boms edurn symol. Ta s o t s aon te e s ridi sl across Esin ed sodel, searc e prey a e as lded durin is e; d ee te t sears e eterna, stelate mae ad saldc. Tha s ho antus' oa s pare to aety, an o Sisus s rols ud toard unttainale s e ea and ee reondin weigt o cre ta torentd e we he was ng o ort For ou rele

    a hll e o unsen o be oer ndver aan e cons wc, e oe a omplee.

    n e sae ay, n e nimal gom e de ec creaure n n a imoveses c,

    or s ret t hbua ape d bear erere no dduals amon te beats Wer n t e ddual aoe wo ounts Tha Mnos alread ladg a Kossos l c wi r aer as a d e s

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    3s n Aidne e eldng o he esn nsu eem son. And you oursel, Teseus,my e refree, n ou y eel bu ou wl

    no ese e esn h s shang you an morehn d Herules, o Json, o Perseus Bu now hsbeuse my ees ve leae e r of dsnnhe ue hroug e resen )here eman e r you o do d a she que eren

    om of you reous elos; ngs besdewh ese los sem n e ure, o avbeen e musemens of cd. en o you oou he c of Ahen nd here o ue esurey o he human mnd

    Do no lne, heefoe, n e bn, o in heembrae o dne, fe he heous omb oh you emee mhn Kee on e moveega dolene ee. Seek no es unl, w

    \

    yo desn omee e o e. s onlhus h, n e e e o w seems o be

    e ou w ve, oeve eree b e grude o mnn. Ke on e ove kee well he,ee on your own rod, van ae of es.

    And now len re, Theseus, n eembeh s. No doub you w ve easy vo

    oer he Mnour. Tken n e gh w he s noso redobble s eole suose (Te used o saya h ve on on; bu sne whn bueen nhng bu grss?) Nong s ese han oe no he abn, nong less eas han o ge

    ou. Nobo ns hs w n ere whou rs he lose An fo your en jone (for fooses levo race n he lab ou ms ch youself orde by ed have rered severl eels ohs, ad you w ke wa wh ou nwn

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    84 o Leens

    hm as yo make y way nsde ad wn e xaustd e e nd o ad o e ginn o e nx so as nev to av a ba n e

    can Te o y way back yu s wind ead nt yo cm to te end, wc adne wllae n e and dn knw wy nis so mc,wn a at a s as as as oodmonin. eea cty s o peseve be, te ast c

    o t a, te wil to cme bac o peumsw make yo oetl as wll aso yo naalcisty, i cs make y wakn ae od you s aay an av ntin o ae ae e ls. odby

    l das ad mad o o on adn.

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    H S F r ccas e rs

    ist et Ara ad s h at ha ver t hr, or sa kg hr crsaehs same rs hc Das had sd o mcag a t nd a sch hgs as woas j ( on, act n hch sh as aic-ary er) and a sh and o sar m ther atg o i raty sh hed ths ay rma h msss y at g hch t cs a ay prce Mrvr, ha aor ssc: Ara d rca oi, hr vry tr th r ad o

    ray arther m hrs sh h d ack ha, r i a h i sc cas I hu rvd r gg i as a as I a Ir st y grod, h ac v aast argm o oma, a d arsg

    hat e c gs s gry ar qic t sa h h ar, a t sh i

    s hra as e r Ddas ha a it ro s u mar,ic ev y s, h I med pc, as rss t c I h sd ads car, i r ate ha as sad m a srirt a ma osw s, d isv r

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    8 6 Legends

    ese n m cres ve t nsers beneemned s I sy subde he Mnur wih hseng my ba hans hen aer a s w

    aved ber he enrnc he byrnh a aembeshe h ube hch n sa evry-ere n Ce I ened dne n n ccu s rm he s She nssed she shud hesee he en the te my rs h n

    sh s ese t ca vs; she hen gue herps my n n hed he ee r ht seemed me n nemnbe m s nng e n

    M hireen cmpanns b ae n eme hadgne hed Ps mng hem und em in

    e st b m ey qui ude by hvprs I sud hv menine eher hhe had Daus h v me ece rrenched wih a weu specc ns he sesan hd resse me s pcury epy aa ag (hs s an h en n han a ws bere he nrnce he byrnh ) hano nd hugh hardy be brehe as bn h mdst hese ncn vps ee myhea cer n m w u I as he sucaea he sme ecause as ve sa bere never e

    rey we when I n n e en n ertca spher h pce s pressve me

    Ureein he ea I eeaed secnrm dker han h st en n anher s

    aker en n a u e cu ny remy a My han bsng a e wa pnhe han I ened an seed nbran susne I s in grden Fcn me aneched a n a wer bed buercus

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    heseus 8 7

    pses, jos, ips d cios, l eio. As lc wold hve i, e s seep. o ve ried forwrd d e dve

    of is, b soehi eld e bc, esed re ose ws be As ppes wh cenrsso, here ws i his pers ons bledf d bes. op of is, he ws o, dh yoes gve boo o s goo

    oo d or lerble o sch his h y s of sr. he fced h he, eeded o c po l m reseves of eery. Fr oeever hs bee wi he doled sreh fhe d col o he e io. eve

    sood s fo soe d js loed hi Be opeed oe eye. s e h e ws coleely less, i s e for e sebo m s. . . .

    h dd e, ppeed, co cyecll. ih s h bee ed y d hd

    obess bee bebe y he ses he rsoo hey eced y meo, d f in spie of his vqised he io y recollco of heico is cosed, hogh o he whole seolpuos. h s be s word, sice refse

    o ve I hve lso dreli eores ofe crs of h rde i so we o ed hI ho cold ve er o leve i d i wsy elcnly h er sei wih he nor,I reond y hed d e c o e rs ro,

    ere ejoi y copios

    They er seed e. Before he ssvereps hd bee sprd ho o y who cosy. e wee bsy o, drig heviy, sses of love one oher d yi

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    8 Tro lke so many madmen r iiots en I made as i oake em aay, ey replied ta ey ere einon ery ell and ad no tt of eavin insistd

    sayn at a ce to eivr tem Deliver usrm a?" ey sote and sdnly e allbande oeter and covered me wit inss I asvy muc isess, ecase f rits He rycnize me, frsre virtue, made moc o is

    on d atis, and tod me rony a not ora e oy in te ord d e cnsen o ive uis present enjoyments te sae, I codn' blamem r it, bcause I ne too e a bu ordas precations, I soud ave fondered n te

    se a and jine in te cors it im an ie oters I as on by beatin em p, t as ny puncin e and ickin em ard n erbeinds, at I t e to foo me of course reas as te fact tat tey were so ced by drinas to be incapab of resistance

    Once o o te layrint, o soy and panuyte came back to er senses and reassmed eirnma sevs Tis ey i it rea saness tapared o em so y tod me aterars ) as e were cimbin on fro some i pea of

    ppiness into a ark and narro vaey Eac rebitfr sef te psn n c eery man is is njair an from c e cd never aain escapPs ver, sn so is aas a ismmntary eradaon and e roisd o reeem

    mse is own eyes an in mne, by an excess ofal occasion as oered to im nt on aferwards to ve f s devoo

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    I NG e e ee oAane and ei decin. I did even ide omm a cd g s g s e, a vemuc aken Pa. e sed oe a a imeo pa on a in sng up eee e nk oo pam ee and e s e a e p o eg, e d ii e s skis my eould mss a bea. u en adne appeaed Iooked e oe ay and isseme my eengs s I cold o ea o aosin n e e eao ele ise. il aed esie ae no

    . i I as o abc e an us in oe audaciou pjec a as beginnig o se my ea I sold need o empoy a use o oso. en as a Piios a abe o ep y dising a lan amed all is eil -

    eni Mene ou sa n e isad as a-ing on Aiadne and yself ebsesed de o geng a u aan in no as a I as eoved no oeave o Pa. Piio ne nd s e eled me.

    He a me eedm an Aade suck o e a aandcanand e pased esue dy and osevao of e csoms o ee. ink e said o m ne onin ha 'v go jt

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    9 Legens

    h we wa. You kow ha os a R-maus oe wo model legsaos, hve aw a ode f moal fo e sla, pyg p

    aeo o pede. s ou ow oo, he Ceasae esecally poe o , a s ede fo eue. So mch so fc, ha vr adolesce oece ahood o hav ee hose ysoe oe ae becoes ashaed ad eas h

    eec as hooabe fo e s oodookgpeole geeally oclude ha oe ce f ea omd mu be the cause Yog Glaucus he so Mos, who Pha' abolue dobe ode ome h aey s espec s fedless e

    ues h much se. I made va uggeonhat o oub s pcely a has dogeades e eped ha s, houg posle, d oma s poo ay way es p, a peopl ouh o ealz ha s also a gef oo ad a Mo as a ue dsgads al c-s f a ad oo A he sae h oudcealy be ee ee pce yo-self ee o e eough o ake a ee so cc e me a ae, who sos e-sef puaely jealous f e se hae

    o feels abot he ohe e adly sge a of a woa a seous oc of eo f a ma fo a boy a ase, sh ud t ecog o how eee ou e hve fe o a scoe."

    Wh! oue. a you a fa oe p ? u hug am ee, I do emyse ay way towad eople f my oex r ou d a e e Jp

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    es

    ths I e om Hecles an ol laly let kee hs Hylas Yo Gla may e le Pabt t se whom es ot he

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