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I was looking through the spyglass at the various areas of Daem where my adventures had so far taken me. After I had examined them all for a few moments, I felt a strange urge to use the telescope to look closely at the mainland that I had seen before, to see what the effects of the Great War had been there. I WAS LOOKING THROUGH THE SPY GLASS AT THE VARIOUS AREAS OF DAME WHERE MY ADVENTURES HAD SO FAR TAKEN ME AFTER I HAD EXAMINED THEM ALL FOR A FEW MOMENTS I FELT A STRANGE URGE TO USE THE TELESCOPE TO LOOK CLOSELY AT THE MAINLAND THAT I HAD SEEN BEFORE TO SEE WHAT THE EFFECTS OF THE GREAT WAR HAD BEEN THERE
conditions of its completion came to pass. But he dissuaded me, telling me that my coevals of the next age would no doubt take it as a novel. At this I took your defense quite personally upon myself, and demanded in as not so humble a tone as would be thought proper, though as I am about to die within the next day or two, I have to admit that I don't give much of a damn for politics or manners. And yet, with all my ardor I was quickly subdued by a curt rebuke by my interlocutors (for Zimri was there as well), which was, quite simply, that you hadn't taken Homer for any more than a creative poet, even after a few thousand years of study, so why should my meager manuscript make such a large impact. At that, I acquiesced to them and admitted that on that end my attempt to save humanity one way or another was contemptible, but I still write, as you see, for the story's sake, and possibly for my own material immortality. But never mind that, for it is high time that I went back to my story. MIND THE WARNING WHEN THE CONDITIONS OF ITS COMPLETION CAME TO PASS BUT HE DISSUADED ME TELLING ME THAT MY COVALS OF THE NEXT AGE WOULD NO DOUBT TAKE IT AS A NOVEL AT THIS I TOOK YOUR DEFENCE QUITE PERSONALLY UPON MYSELF AND DEMANDED IT IN AS NOT SO HUMBLE A TONE AS WOULD BE THOUGHT PROPER THOUGH AS I AM ABOUT TO DIE WITHIN NEXT DAY OR TWO I HAVE TO ADMIT THAT I DON'T GIVE MUCH OF A DAMN FOR POLITICS OR MANNERS AND YET WITH ALL MY ARDOR I WAS QUICKLY SUBDUED BY A CURT REBUKE BY MY INTERLOCUTORS FOR ZIMRI WAS THERE AS WELL WHICH WAS QUITE SIMPLY THAT YOU HADN'T TAKEN HOMER FOR ANY MORE THAN A CREATIVE POET EVEN AFTER A FEW THOUSAND YEARS OF STUDY SO WHY SHOULD MY MEAGRE MANUSCRIPT MAKE SUCH A LARGE IMPACT AT THAT I ACQUIESCED TO THEM AND ADMITTED THAT ON THAT END MY ATTEMPT TO SAVE HUMANITY ONE WAY OR ANOTHER WAS CONTEMPTIBLE BUT I STILL WRITE AS YOU SEE FOR THE STORY'S SAKE AND POSSIBLY FOR MY OWN MATERIAL IMMORTALITY BUT NEVER MIND THAT FOR IT IS HIGH TIME THAT I WENT BACK TO MY STORY
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