Парфюмер. История одного убийцы

Chapter 30

           Hehadbarelyconcludedhisworkwiththemilk-yieldingudderflowerwhenhethrewhimselfwithgreatelanintounflaggingresearchforagrandtreatiseontherelationshipbetweenproximitytotheearthandvitalenergy.Histhesiswasthatlifecoulddeveloponlyatacertaindistancefromtheearth,sincetheearthitselfconstantlyemitsacorruptinggas,aso-calledfluidumletale,whichlamesvitalenergiesandsoonerorlatertotallyextinguishesthem.Alllivingcreaturesthereforeendeavortodistancethemselvesfromtheearthbygrowing-thatis,theygrowawayfromitandnot,forinstance,intoit;whichiswhytheirmostvaluablepartsareliftedheavenwards:theearsofgrain,theblossomsofflowers,theheadofman;andtherefore,astheybegintobendandbucklebacktowardtheearthinoldage,theywillinevitablyfallvictimtothelethalgas,intowhichtheyareinturnfinallychangedoncetheyhavedecomposedafterdeath.WhenthemarquisdeLaTaillade-EspinassereceivedwordthatinPierrefortanindividualhadbeenfoundwhohaddweltinacaveforsevenyears-thatis,completelyencapsulatedbythecorruptingelementoftheearth-hewasbesidehimselfwithdelightandimmediatelyhadGrenouillebroughttohislaboratory,wherehesubjectedhimtoathoroughexamination.Hefoundhistheoriesconfirmedmostgraphically:thefluidumletalehadalreadysoassaultedGrenouillethathistwenty-five-year-oldbodyclearlyshowedthemarksofseniledeterioration.

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