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"I am ill through want of rest," the body said. "That does not matter," the soul said to it. I AM ILL THROUGH WANT OF REST THE BODY SAID THAT DOES NOT MATTER THE SOUL SAID TO IT
l 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!" 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. "Come," said the tyrannous soul, "and look into the street." "I have need of sleep," said the body. "But the street is a beautiful thing," the soul said vehemently; "a hundred of the people are dreaming there. 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 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 COME SAID THE TYRANNOUS SOUL AND LOOK INTO THE STREET I HAVE NEED OF SLEEP SAID THE BODY BUT THE STREET IS A BEAUTIFUL THING THE SOUL SAID VEHEMENTLY A HUNDRED OF THE PEOPLE ARE DREAMING THERE
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