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HIM: Everyone has his own. I'm happy to forget mine, but at my own discretion, and not on someone else's orders. Does it have to be the case that when someone can say to me "Crawl" I have to crawl? That's how a worm operates  and it's my way, too. We both follow it, when people leave us alone. But we raise ourselves up when someone steps on our tails. People have stepped on my tail, and I straightened up. But then you have no idea of the madhouse we're talking about. HIM EVERY ONE HAS HIS OWN I'M HAPPY TO FORGET MINE BUT AT MY OWN DISCRETION AND NOT ON SOME ONE ELSE'S ORDERS DOES IT HAVE TO BE THE CASE THAT WHEN SOMEONE CAN SAY TO ME CRAWL I HAVE TO CRAWL THAT'S HOW A WORM OPERATES AND IT'S MY WAY TOO WE BOTH FOLLOW IT WHEN PEOPLE LEAVE US ALONE BUT WE RAISE OURSELVES UP WHEN SOMEONE STEPS ON OUR TAILS PEOPLE HAVE STEPPED ON MY TAIL AND I STRAIGHTENED UP BUT THEN YOU HAVE NO IDEA OF THE MADHOUSE WE'RE TALKING ABOUT
 or even a virtuous man, gnawing his crust of bread by himself or among beggars. To sum up--I won't put up with your idea of happiness or the well being of a few visionaries like you. ME: I see, my dear fellow, that you have no idea what that is and that you're not even capable of learning what it is. HIM: So much the better, by God, so much the better. It would probably make me die of hunger, boredom, and remorse. ME: Given that, the only advice I have for you is to go back quickly to the house where you so imprudently got yourself thrown out. HIM: And do what you don't object to literally but find offensive metaphorically? ME: That's my advice. HIM: Regardless of that metaphor which I object to for the moment but which won't bother me at some other time. ME: How odd you are! HIM: There's nothing odd about it. I'm happy enough to be abject, but I want that to happen without any compulsion. It's all right with me to abandon my dignity...What's so funny? ME: Your dignity makes me laugh. VES AND NOT A VIRTUOUS SWAGGERER OR EVEN A VIRTUOUS MAN GNAWING HIS CRUST OF BREAD BY HIMSELF OR AMONG BEGGARS TO SUM UP I WON'T PUT UP WITH YOUR IDEA OF HAPPINESS OR THE WELL BEING OF A FEW VISIONARIES LIKE YOU ME I SEE MY DEAR FELLOW THAT YOU HAVE NO IDEA WHAT THAT IS AND THAT YOU'RE NOT EVEN CAPABLE OF LEARNING WHAT IT IS HIM SO MUCH THE BETTER BY GOD SO MUCH THE BETTER IT WOULD PROBABLY MAKE ME DIE OF HUNGER BOREDOM AND REMORSE ME GIVEN THAT THE ONLY ADVICE I HAVE FOR YOU IS TO GO BACK QUICKLY TO THE HOUSE WHERE YOU SO IMPRUDENTLY GOT YOURSELF THROWN OUT HIM AND DO WHAT YOU DON'T OBJECT TO LITERALLY BUT FIND OFFENSIVE METAPHORICALLY ME THAT'S MY ADVICE HIM REGARDLESS OF THAT METAPHOR WHICH I OBJECT TO FOR THE MOMENT BUT WHICH WON'T BOTHER ME AT SOME OTHER TIME ME HOW ODD YOU ARE HIM THERE'S NOTHING ODD ABOUT IT I'M HAPPY ENOUGH TO BE ABJECT BUT I WANT THAT TO HA HAPPEN WITHOUT ANY COMPULSION IT'S ALL RIGHT WITH ME TO ABANDON MY DIGNITY WHAT'S SO FUNNY ME YOUR DIGNITY MAKES ME LAUGH
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