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IV
THE FALL AND PARADISE LOST
Guided into this new world in which no one
can follow me, I conceived an aversion to
social intercourse, and have an unconquerable
desire to free myself from my surroundings. I
therefore informed my friends that I wished to
go to Meudon to write a book which required
solitude and quiet.
At the same time insignificant disagreements
led to a breach with the circle which met at the
Restaurant, so that one day I found myself
entirelv isolated. The first result was an
extraordinary expansion of my inner sense; a
spiritual power which longed to realise itself. I
believed myself in the possession of unlimited
strength, and pride inspired me with the wild
idea of seeing whether I could perform a miracle.
At an earlier period, in the great crisis of
my life, I had observed that I could exercise a
telepathic influence on absent friends. In
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