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You see me standing here beside you, and hear my voice; but I tell you that all these things—yes, from that star that has just shone out in the sky to the solid ground beneath our feet—I say that all these are but dreams and shadows; the shadows that hide the real world from our eyes. YOU SEE ME STANDING HERE BESIDE YOU AND HEAR MY VOICE BUT I TELL YOU THAT ALL THESE THINGS YES FROM THAT STAR THAT HAS JUST SHOWN OUT IN THE SKY TO THE SOLID GROUND BENEATH OUR FEET I SAY THAT ALL THESE ARE BUT DREAMS AND SHADOWS THE SHADOWS THAT HIDE THE REAL WORLD FROM OUR EYES
re always timid, Clarke, always; but you know my history. I have devoted myself to transcendental medicine for the last twenty years. I have heard myself called quack and charlatan and impostor, but all the while I knew I was on the right path. Five years ago I reached the goal, and since then every day has been a preparation for what we shall do tonight.” “I should like to believe it is all true.” Clarke knit his brows, and looked doubtfully at Dr. Raymond. “Are you perfectly sure, Raymond, that your theory is not a phantasmagoria—a splendid vision, certainly, but a mere vision after all?” Dr. Raymond stopped in his walk and turned sharply. He was a middle-aged man, gaunt and thin, of a pale yellow complexion, but as he answered Clarke and faced him, there was a flush on his cheek. “Look about you, Clarke. You see the mountain, and hill following after hill, as wave on wave, you see the woods and orchard, the fields of ripe corn, and the meadows reaching to the reed-beds by the river. WHATSOEVER I GIVE YOU MY WORD YOU ARE ALWAYS TIMID CLARKE ALWAYS BUT YOU KNOW MY HISTORY I HAVE DEVOTED MYSELF TO TRANSCENDENTAL MEDICINE FOR THE LAST TWENTY YEARS I HAVE HEARD MYSELF CALLED QUACKE AND CHARLATAN IMPOSTOR BUT ALL THE WHILE I KNEW I WAS ON THE RIGHT PATH FIVE YEARS AGO I REACHED THE GOAL AND SINCE THEN EVERY DAY HAS BEEN A PREPARATION FOR WHAT WE SHALL DO TO NIGHT I SHOULD LIKE TO BELIEVE IT IS ALL TRUE CLARK KNIT HIS BROWS AND LOOKED DOUBTFULLY AT DOCTOR RAYMOND ARE YOU PERFECTLY SURE RAYMOND THAT YOUR THEORY IS NOT A PHANTASMAGORIA A SPLENDID VISION CERTAINLY BUT A MERE VISION AFTER ALL DOCTOR RAYMOND STOPPED IN HIS WALK AND TURNED SHARPLY HE WAS A MIDDLE AGED MAN GAUNT AND THIN OF A PALE YELLOW COMPLEXION BUT AS HE ANSWERED CLARKE AND FACED HIM THERE WAS A FLUSH ON HIS CHEEK LOOK ABOUT YOU CLARK YOU SEE THE MOUNTAIN AND HILL FOLLOWING AFTER HILL AS WAVE ON WAVE YOU SEE THE WOODS AND ORCHARD THE FIELDS OF RIPE CORN AND THE MEADOWS REACHING TO THE REED BEDS BY THE RIVER
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