Парфюмер. История одного убийцы

Chapter 8

           Butnowhewasquiveringwithhappinessandcouldnotsleepforpurebliss.Itwasasifhehadbeenbornasecondtime;no,notasecondtime,thefirsttime,foruntilnowhehadmerelyexistedlikeananimalwithamostnebulousself-awareness.Butaftertoday,hefeltasifhefinallyknewwhohereallywas:nothinglessthanagenius.Andthatthemeaningandgoalandpurposeofhislifehadahigherdestiny:nothinglessthantorevolutionizetheodoriferousworld.Andthathealoneinailtheworldpossessedthemeanstocarryitoff:namely,hisexquisitenose,hisphenomenalmemory,and,mostimportant,themasterscenttakenfromthatgirlintheruedesMarais.Containedwithinitwasthemagicformulaforeverythingthatcouldmakeascent,aperfume,great:delicacy,power,stability,variety,andterrifying,irresistiblebeauty.Hehadfoundthecompassforhisfuturelife.Andlikeallgiftedabominations,forwhomsomeexternaleventmakesstraightthewaydownintothechaoticvortexoftheirsouls,Grenouilleneveragaindepartedfromwhathebelievedwasthedirectionfatehadpointedhim.Itwascleartohimnowwhyhehadclungtolifesotenaciously,so-savagely.Hemustbecomeacreatorofscents.Andnotjustanaverageone.But,rather,thegreatestperfumerofalltime.Andduringthatsamenight,atfirstawakeandtheninhisdreams,heinspectedthevastrubbleofhismemory.Heexaminedthemillionsandmillionsofbuildingblocksofodorandarrangedthemsystematically:goodwithgood,badwithbad,finewithfine,coarsewithcoarse,fetidwithfetid,ambrosialwithambrosial

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