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[2135] always receive ^{[place = supralinear] all} the attention it deserves.
[2136] Mahood too, I mean Worm, Worm too,
no, Mahood ^{[place = supralinear] too} is a great weeper, in case
it hasn't been mentioned.

[2137] His beard is
soaking with it, it's completely ridiculous,
especially as it doesn't relieve him in the
least, what could it possibly relieve him
of, he's as cold as camphor the poor
brute is as cold as camphor, incapable
even of cursing his creator, it's just
mechanical.

[2138] But it's time Mahood was
forgot, he should never have been mentioned.
[2139] No doubt.[2140] But is it possible to forget him?
[2141] It is true one forgets everything.[2142] And yet
it is greatly to be feared tha Mahood
will never let himself be resorbed, com-
pletely.

[2143] Worm yes, he'll disappear com-
pletely, as if he had never been, which
indeed is very probably the case, as if one
could disappear completely, without having
ever been previously.[2144] That's an easy thing to
say.[2145] But Mahood too for that matter.[2146] It's
not clear, tut tut, it's not clear at all.

[2147] No matter. Mahood will stay where he was
put, stuck up to his skull in his vase,
opposite the shambles, supplicating the
passers-by, xx without a word or a gesture
or any play of features, they're not playful,

[2147] to perceive him visibly, at the same time
as the day's dish, or independly,
independently, for reasons unknown,
perhaps in order to believe himself in the
swim, that is to say sure to sink, sooner or
later, that must be it, such ideas ^{[place = supralinear] notions} may
be entertained, without thought thinking.

[2148] I myself am exceptionally given to
the tear, I didn't want to mention ^{[place = supralinear] refer to} it,
in their position I should wd. have
left out th omitted this detail,
the truth being that I have no xxx ^{[place = supralinear] exutory} at

[2148] my disposal, literally none, neither the
one above-mentioned nor the less noble,
how can one be well under such conditions,
and what is one to believe, that is not the
point, to believe this or that, the point

[2148] is to xxx hit on guess right, that's all, ^{[place = supralinear] nothing more,}
they say, If it's not black it's probably
white, it must be admitted the method
lacks method lacks subtlety, in view of
xxx the intermediate shades all equally
worthy of being given a chance.

[2149] xx And
the time they waste repeating the same
thing, when they must know perfectly
well that it's not the right one.
[2150] Recriminations easily refuted, if they
chose to take the trouble, and if they
had time, to reflect on their inanity.