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Chapter 29

           Ihaveforgottentotellyouthathehadmanuscriptaftermanuscriptofunpublishedmusicoftheseventeenthandeighteenthcenturies.Aparadise.Tositatoneofthemagnificentoldharpsichordsinhismusicariumalongrococogalleryinfadedgoldandpomonagreen,alwaysinsunlight,astranquilasanorchard…suchexperiences,suchhappiness,alwaysgivesrisetothesameproblem:ofthenatureofevil.Whyshouldsuchcompletepleasurebeevil?WhydidIbelievethatdeDeukanswasevil?Youwillsay,Becausechildrenwerestarvingwhileyouplayedinyoursunlight.Butarewenevertohavepalaces,nevertohaverefinedtastes,complexpleasures,nevertolettheimaginationfulfillitself?EvenaMarxistworldmusthavesomedestination,mustdevelopintosomehigherstate,whichcanonlymeanahigherpleasureandricherhappinessforthehumanbeingsinit."AndsoIbegantocomprehendtheselfishnessofthissolitaryman.MoreandmoreIcametoseethathisblindnesswasaposeandyethisposewasaninnocence.Thathewasamanfromaperfectworldlostinaveryimperfectone.Anddetermined,withamonomaniaastragic,ifnotquitesoludicrous,asDonQuixote’s,tomaintainhisperfection.Butthenoneday"Conchisneverfinishedhissentence.Withanelectrifyingsuddennessahornclamoredoutofthedarknesstotheeast.IthoughtimmediatelyofanEnglishhuntinghorn,butitwasbronzier,harsher,morearchaic.Lily’spreviouslywaftingfanwasfrozen,hereyesonConchis.Hewasstaringouttosea,asifthesoundhadturnedhimtostone.

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