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           Orcomprehension.Anyhow,itwashighlygood.

           "Thehandsoftheartificer,"Paulsaid,"hadwu,andallowedthatwutoflowintothispiece.Possiblyhehimselfknowsonlythatthispiecesatisfies.Itiscomplete,Robert.Bycontemplatingit,wegainmorewuourselves.Weexperiencethetranquilityassociatednotwithartbutwithholythings.IrecallashrineinHiroshimawhereinashinboneofsomemedievalsaintcouldbeexamined.However,thisisanartifactandthatwasarelic.Thisisaliveinthenow,whereasthatmerelyremained.Bythismeditation,conductedbymyselfatgreatlengthsinceyouwerelasthere,Ihavecometoidentifythevaluewhichthishasinoppositiontohistoricity.Iamdeeplymoved,asyoumaysee."

           "Yes,"Childansaid.

           "Tohavenohistoricity,andalsonoartistic,estheticworth,andyettopartakeofsomeetherealvalue—thatisamarvel.Justpreciselybecausethisamiserable,small,worthless-lookingblob;that,Robert,contributestoitspossessingwu.Foritisafactthatwuiscustomarilyfoundinleastimposingplaces,asintheChristianaphorism,"stonesrejectedbythebuilder."Oneexperiencesawarenessofwuinsuchtrashasanoldstick,orarustybeercanbythesideoftheroad.However,inthosecases,thewuiswithintheviewer.Itisareligiousexperience.Here,anartificerhasputwuintotheobject,ratherthanmerelywitnessedthewuinherentinit."Heglancedup."AmImakingmyselfclear?"

           "Yes,"Childansaid.

           "Inotherwords,anentirenewworldispointedto,bythis.