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As I put these words down in writing, it is as if I am imparting my very self into the pages. AS I PUT THESE WORDS DOWN IN WRITING IT IS AS IF I AM IMPARTING MY VERY SELF INTO THE PAGES
h 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. 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. Yet as you read this it is as if I were speaking directly to you, despite all of the desolation between our times. That is what makes history an organic being, and by history I mean all of the past, or all of the future, depending on your viewpoint. A book is a connection between times and peoples, more so than any other medium. AN 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 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 YET AS YOU READ THIS IT IS AS IF I WERE SPEAKING DIRECTLY TO YOU DESPITE ALL OF THE DESOLATION BETWEEN OUR TIMES THAT IS WHAT MAKES HISTORY AN ORGANIC BEING AND BY HISTORY I MEAN ALL OF THE PAST OR ALL OF THE FUTURE DEPENDING ON YOUR VIEWPOINT A BOOK IS A CONNECTION BETWEEN TIMES AND PEOPLES MORE SO THAN ANY OTHER MEDIUM
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