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           Thesightofherfacestruckhimlikealastshredcompletingacircuit,andinsuddenclarityheknewwhathergamehadbeenandwhyshehadmarriedhim.

           Iftochooseapersonastheconstantcenterofone’sconcern,asthefocusofone’sviewoflife,wastolove—hethought—thenitwastruethatshelovedhim;butif,tohim,lovewasacelebrationofone’sselfandofexistence—then,totheself-hatersandlife-haters,thepursuitofdestructionwastheonlyformandequivalentoflove.ItwasforthebestofhisvirtuesthatLillianhadchosenhim,forhisstrength,hisconfidence,hispride—shehadchosenhimasonechoosesanobjectoflove,asthesymbolofman’slivingpower,butthedestructionofthatpowerhadbeenhergoal.