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How wide the abyss of time that separates us is I cannot tell, but I do know that it is beyond the reckoning of men, such an unknown barrage of hollow, formless years. HOW WIDE THE ABYSS OF TIME THAT SEPARATES US IS I CANNOT TELL BUT I DO KNOW THAT IT IS BEYOND THE RECKONING OF MEN SUCH AN UNKNOWN BARRIAGE OF HOLLOW FORMLESS YEARS
write this to exonerate myself, however let me say here that I am more the Andre' than the Arnold, for I was but the emissary of history, not the traitor to humanity, and if not me then some other would have filled the void. Let it be remembered that it was Andre' who gave his life for his deeds, and yet it is Andre' who is recollected with a sweet sorrow, and though Arnold lived, he had no peace. Yet while history is vivid and encyclopedic, in itself a living organism, it can speak only through the mouths of men, who often misrepresent it for their own partisan and prejudiced plans. It is strong and steadfast, though, and in time is always victorious over its menial opposition, for what is history but the past tense of truth, and it is justly said that veritas numquam perit, truth never dies. Going back to what I said before, namely that at my manuscript's discovery my demise will itself be history: I am assured that such is true, for even now as I write this my death is near at hand. ING TRUTH I DO NOT WRITE THIS TO EXONERATE MYSELF HOWEVER LET ME SAY HERE THAT I AM MORE THE ANDREA THAN THE ARNOLD FOR I WAS BUT THE EMISSARY OF HISTORY NOT THE TRAITOR TO HUMANITY AND IF NOT ME THEN SOME OTHER WOULD HAVE FILLED THE VOID LET IT BE REMEMBERED THAT IT WAS ANDREA WHO GAVE HIS LIFE FOR HIS DEEDS AND YET IT IS ANDREA WHO IS RECOLLECTED WITH A SWEET SORROW AND THOUGH ARNOLD LIVED HE HAD NO PEACE YET WHILE HISTORY IS VIVID AND ENCYCLOPAEDIC IN ITSELF A LIVING ORGANISM IT CAN SPEAK ONLY THROUGH THE MOUTHS OF MEN WHO OFTEN MISREPRESENT IT FOR THEIR OWN PARTISAN AND PREJUDICED PLANS IT IS STRONG AND STEADFAST THROUGH AND IN TIME IS ALWAYS VICTORIOUS OVER ITS MENIAL OPPOSITION FOR WHAT IS HISTORY BUT THE PAST TENTHS OF TRUTH AND IS JUSTLY SAID THAT VERITUS UMAICUM PERITE TRUTH NEVER PERISHES GOING BACK TO WHAT I SAID BEFORE NAMELY THAT AT MY MANUSCRIPTS DISCOVERY MY DEMISE WILL ITSELF BE HISTORY I AM ASSURED THAT SUCH IS TRUE FOR EVEN NOW AS I WRITE THIS MY DEATH IS NEAR AT HAND
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