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           Andyoucandothatanywhere.Aprivilegenotgrantedtoacylinder—todetermineitsownaction.Ortowater,orfire,oranyoftheotherthingsgovernedbynaturealone,orbyanirrationalsoul.Toomanythingsobstructthemandgetintheirway.Buttheintellectandlogosareabletomaketheirwaythroughanythingintheirpath—byinborncapacityorsheerforceofwill.Keepbeforeyoureyestheeasewithwhichtheydothis—theeasewithwhichthelogosiscarriedthroughallthings,asfireisdrawnupwardorastonefallstoearth,asacylinderrollsdownaninclinedplane.

           That’sallyouneed.Allotherobstacleseitheraffectthelifelessbody,orhavenopowertoshakeorharmanythingunlessmisperceptiontakesoverorthelogossurrendersvoluntarily.Otherwisethosetheyobstructwouldbedegradedbythemimmediately.Inallotherentities,whenanythingbadhappenstothem,itaffectsthemfortheworse.Whereashereapersonisimprovedbyit(ifIcanputitlikethat)—andweadmirehimforreactingasapersonshould.

           Andkeepinmindthatnothingcanharmoneofnature’scitizensexceptwhatharmsthecityhebelongsto.Andnothingharmsthatcityexceptwhatharmsitslaw.Andthereisnoso-calledmisfortunethatcandothat.Solongasthelawissafe,soisthecity—andthecitizen.

           34.Ifyou’veimmersedyourselfintheprinciplesoftruth,thebriefest,mostrandomreminderisenoughtodispelallfearandpain:

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