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And the body went to bed hoping to rest, for it was drowsy with drink. But just as sleep was near it, it looked up, and there was its soul sitting on the windowsill, a misty blaze of light, and looking into the river. AND THE BODY WENT TO BED HOPING TO REST FOR IT WAS DROWSY WITH DRINK BUT JUST AS SLEEP WAS NEAR IT IT LOOKED UP AND THERE WAS ITS SOUL SITTING ON THE WINDOW SILL A MISTY BLAZE OF LIGHT AND LOOKING INTO THE RIVER
then that body made the confession of its trouble. It said: "I am united with a fierce and violent soul, that is altogether tyrannous and will not let me rest, and he drags me away from the dances of my kin to make me toil at his detestable work; and he will not let me do the little things, that would give pleasure to the folk I love, but only cares to please posterity when he has done with me and left me to the worms; and all the while he makes absurd demands of affection from those that are near to me, and is too proud even to notice any less than he demands, so that those that should be kind to me all hate me." And the unhappy body burst into tears. And they said: "No sensible body cares for its soul. A soul is a little thing, and should not rule a body. You should drink and smoke more till he ceases to trouble you." But the body only wept, and said, "Mine is a fearful soul. I have driven him away for a little while with drink. But he will soon come back. Oh, he will soon come back! EY SAID TO A CERTAIN BODY AND THEN THAT BODY MADE THE CONFESSION OF ITS TROUBLE IT SAID I AM UNITED WITH A FIERCE AND VIOLENT SOUL THAT IS ALTOGETHER TYRANOUS AND WILL NOT LET ME REST AND HE DRAGS ME AWAY FROM THE DANCES OF MY KIN TO MAKE ME TOIL AT HIS DETESTABLE WORK AND HE WILL NOT LET ME DO THE LITTLE THINGS THAT WOULD GIVE PLEASURE TO THE FOLK I LOVE BUT ONLY CARES TO PLEASE POSTERITY WHEN HE HAS DONE WITH ME AND LEFT ME TO THE WORMS AND ALL THE WHILE HE MAKES ABSURD DEMANDS OF AFFECTION FROM THOSE THAT ARE NEAR TO ME AND IS TOO PROUD EVEN TO NOTICE ANY LESS THAN HE DEMANDS SO THAT THOSE THAT SHOULD BE KIND TO ME ALL HATE ME AND THE UNHAPPY BODY BURST INTO TEARS AND THEY SAID NO SENSIBLE BODY CARES FOR ITS SOUL A SOUL IS A LITTLE THING AND SHOULD NOT RULE A BODY YOU SHOULD DRINK AND SMOKE MORE TILL HE CEASES TO TROUBLE YOU BUT THE BODY ONLY WEPT AND SAID MINE IS A FEARFUL SOUL I HAVE DRIVEN HIM AWAY FOR A LITTLE WHILE WITH DRINK BUT HE WILL SOON COME BACK OH HE WILL SOON COME BACK
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