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I suppose you mean that we discourse on some variety of subjects, so that you can see who I am discreetly," he said. I SUPPOSE YOU MEAN THAT WE DISCOURSE ON SOME VARIETY OF SUBJECTS SO THAT YOU CAN SEE WHO I AM DISCREETLY HE SAID
 memoirs. You may be thinking that I am relating this whole happening in order to justify my actions and decisions. But that is not the case, for I understand that you have no power over me, I have long been dead in your present and your sentiments mean naught to me. In fact, I wish to tell of the circumstances I found myself in as much as of myself, so that you may have a retrospective clarity in visions of the future. You will understand that statement later on, but for now let me say that I wished to know the essence, the person, the consciousness of Bernibus, whereas I wish to impart to you my story, though ere its end you may come also to know me. I have no ambitions of material immortality. Bernibus understood my meaning, and though he disagreed with its theoretical imputations, he humored me and did as I suggested. He pulled back his brow in a reflective demeanor, brought his eyes to mine and began: "You desire me to tell you about myself without literally telling you of myself. E AND INTENT OF THESE MEMOIRS YOU MAY BE THINKING THAT I AM RELATING THIS WHOLE HAPPENING IN ORDER TO JUSTIFY MY ACTIONS AND DECISIONS BUT THAT IS NOT THE CASE FOR I UNDERSTAND THAT YOU HAVE NO POWER OVER ME I HAVE LONG BEEN DEAD IN YOUR PRESENT AND YOUR SENTIMENTS MEAN NAUGHT TO ME IN FACT I WISH TO TELL YOU OF THE CIRCUMSTANCES I FOUND MYSELF IN AS MUCH AS OF MYSELF SO THAT YOU MAY HAVE A RETROSPECTIVE CLARITY IN VISIONS OF THE FUTURE YOU WILL UNDERSTAND THAT STATEMENT LATER ON BUT FOR NOW LET ME SAY THAT I WISH TO KNOW THE ESSENCE THE PERSON THE CONSCIOUSNESS OF BONABUS WHEREAS I WISH TO IMPART TO YOU MY STORY THOUGH ERE ITS END YOU MAY COME ALSO TO KNOW ME I HAVE NO AMBITIONS OF MATERIAL IMMORTALITY BONAMUS UNDERSTOOD MY MEANING AND THOUGH HE DISAGREED WITH ITS THEORETICAL IMPUTATIONS HE HUMOURED ME AND DID AS I SUGGESTED HE PULLED BACK HIS BROW IN A REFLECTIVE DEMEANOUR POURED HIS EYES TO MINE AND BEGAN YOU DESIRE ME TO TELL YOU ABOUT MYSELF WITHOUT LITERALLY TELLING YOU OF MYSELF
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