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Anti-Life
Hecouldnotadmittohimselfthathispeculiarrestlessnesscamefromadesiretoexperiencepleasure;hecouldnotadmitthattheparticularpleasurehewantedwasthatofcelebration,becausehecouldnotadmitwhatitwasthathewantedtocelebrate.
Thishadbeenadayofintenseactivity,spentonwordsfloatingasvaguelyascotton,yetachievingapurposeaspreciselyasanaddingmachine,summinguptohisfullsatisfaction.Buthispurposeandthenatureofhissatisfactionhadtobekeptascarefullyhiddenfromhimselfastheyhadbeenfromothers;andhissuddencravingforpleasurewasadangerousbreach.
ThedayhadstartedwithasmallluncheoninthehotelsuiteofavisitingArgentinianlegislator,whereafewpeopleofvariousnationalitieshadtalkedatleisurelylengthabouttheclimateofArgentina,itssoil,itsresources,theneedsofitspeople,thevalueofadynamic,progressiveattitudetowardthefuture—andhadmentioned,asthebriefesttopicofconversation,thatArgentinawouldbedeclaredaPeople’sStatewithintwoweeks.
