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Anti-Green
Buttherearenowhitelies,thereisonlytheblacknessofdestruction,andawhitelieistheblackestofall.Iwasstillfakingreality,andithadtheinexorableresult:insteadofprotection,itbroughtyouamoreterriblekindofordeal,insteadofsavingyourname,itforcedyoutoofferyourselfforapublicstoningandtothrowthestonesbyyourownhand.Iknowthatyouwereproudofthethingsyousaid,andIwasproudtohearyou—butthatwastheprideweshouldhaveclaimedtwoyearsago.
"No,youdidnotmakeitworseforme,yousetmefree,yousavedusboth,youredeemedourpast.Ican’taskyoutoforgiveme,we’refarbeyondsuchterms—andtheonlyatonementIcanofferyouisthefactthatIamhappy.ThatIamhappy,mydarling,notthatIsuffer.IamhappythatIhaveseenthetruth—evenifmypowerofsightisallthat’slefttomenow.WereItosurrendertopainandgiveupinfutileregretthatmyownerrorhaswreckedmypast—thatwouldbetheactoffinaltreason,theultimatefailuretowardthattruthIregrethavingfailed.Butifmyloveoftruthisleftasmyonlypossession,thenthegreaterthelossbehindme,thegreatertheprideImaytakeinthepriceIhavepaidforthatlove.Thenthewreckagewillnotbecomeafunerealmountaboveme,butwillserveasaheightIhaveclimbedtoattainawiderfieldofvision.MyprideandmypowerofvisionwereallthatIownedwhenIstarted—andwhateverIachieved,wasachievedbymeansofthem.Botharegreaternow.
