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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. "Exactly," I replied, "You say it better than I." "Perhaps it is for the best, as you will draw your own conclusions rather than be given mine, and instead of my telling you what I would like to think I am, you would see what I am in truth. Strange, isn't it, that though we think we know ourselves, we very much do not, and it is only the unbiased observer who sees us as we are. I SUPPOSE YOU MEAN THAT WE DISCOURSE ON SOME VARIETY OF SUBJECTS SO THAT YOU CAN SEE WHO I AM DISCREETLY HE SAID EXACTLY I REPLIED YOU SAY IT BETTER THAN I PERHAPS IT IS FOR THE BEST AS YOU WILL DRAW YOUR OWN CONCLUSIONS RATHER THAN BE GIVEN MINE AND INSTEAD OF MY TELLING YOU WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO THINK I AM YOU WOULD SEE WHAT I AM IN TRUTH STRANGE ISN'T IT THAT THOUGH WE THINK WE KNOW OURSELVES WE VERY MUCH DO NOT AND IT IS ONLY THE UNBIASED OBSERVER WHO SEES US AS WE ARE
 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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