filthystill.
58.
yea!deemnotofchange:yeshallbeasyeare,&reforethe
kingsoftheearthshallbekingsforever:reis
nohatshallbecastdownorliftedup:there
aremaskedonesmyservants:ng
maychoosehisgarmentashewill:thereisnocertaintest:butabeggar
cannothidehispoverty.
59.
bewaretherefore!loveall,lestperchanceisakingconcealed!sayyouso?
fool!ifhebeaking,thoucanstnothurthim.
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60.
thereforestrikehard&low,andtohellwiththem,master!
61.
thereisalightbeforethineeyes,oprophet,alightundesired,most
desirable.
62.
iamupliftedinthineheart;andthekissesofthestarsrainharduponthy
ьody.
63.
thouartexhaustinthevoluptuousfullnessoftheinspiration;the
expirationissweeterthandeath,morerapidandlaughterfulthanacaressof
hell’sownworm.
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64.
oh!thouartovere:weareuponthee;ourdelightisalloverthee:hail!
hail:prophetofnu!prophetofhad!prophetofra-hoor-khu!nowrejoice!now
einoursplendour&rapture!einourpassionatepeace,&writesweet
wordsforthekings!
65.
iamthemaster:thouarttheholychosenone.
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66.
write,&findecstasyinwriting!work,&beourbedinworking!thrillwith
thejoyoflife&death!ah!thydeathshallbelovely:whososeethitshall
deathshallbethesealofthepromiseofouragelonglove.
e!liftupthineheart&rejoice!weareone;wearenone.
67.
hold!hold!bearupinthyrapture;fallnotinswoonoftheexcellent
kisses!
68.
harder!holdupthyself!liftthinehead!breathenotsodeep—die!
69.
ah!ah!whatdoifeel?isthewordexhausted?
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70.
thereishelp&domsay?:bestrong!thencanst
otanimal;refihyrapture!ifthoudrink,drink
bytheeightandniyrulesofart:ifthoulove,exceedbydelicacy;and
ifthoudoaughtjoyous,lettherebesubtletytherein!
71.
butexceed!exceed!
72.
striveevertomore!andifthou