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           "Idon’tbelievethat,"Jimsaid."Allgreatthingshaveviolentbeginnings."

           "Therearen’tanybeginnings,"Burtonsaid."Noranyends.Itseemstomethatmanhasengagedinablindandfearfulstruggleoutofapasthecan’tremember,intoafuturehecan’tforseenorunderstand.Andmanhasmetanddefeatedeveryobstacle,everyenemyexceptone.Hecannotwinoverhimself.Howmankindhatesitself."

           Jimsaid,"Wedon’thateourselves,wehatetheinvestedcapitalthatkeepsusdown."

           "Theothersideismadeofmen,Jim,menlikeyou.Manhateshimself.Psychologistssayaman’sself-loveisbalancedneatlywithself-hate.Mankindmustbethesame.Wefightourselvesandwecanonlywinbykillingeveryman.I’mlonely,Jim.Ihavenothingtohate.Whatareyougoingtogetoutofit,Jim?"

           Jimlookedstartled."Youmeanme?"Hepointedafingerathisbreast.

           "Yes,you.Whatwillyougetoutofallthemess?"

           "Idon’tknow;Idon’tcare."

           "Well,supposeblood-poisoningsetsininthatshoulder,oryoudieoflockjawandthestrikegetsbroken?Whatthen?"

           "Itdoesn’tmatter,"Jiminsisted."Iusedtothinklikeyou,Doc,butitdoesn’tmatteratall."

           "Howdoyougetthatway?"Burtonasked."What’stheprocess?"

           "Idon’tknow.Iusedtobelonely,andI’mnotanymore.IfIgooutnowitwon’tmatter.