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- IV. The Fall and Paradise Lost
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What was it? Nothing but the two first rudimentary
leaves of a walnut tree, the Juglans
regia—nothing else. Yet the fact was
undeniable that ten human fingers were clasped in a
beseeching gesture as if expressing, “De profundis
clamavi ad te.” But as a still too incredulous
empiric, I passed by the occurrence
callously.
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The fall has happened. I feel the mercilessness
of the unknown powers weigh heavily upon
me. The hand of the invisible is lifted and the
blows fall thickly upon my head.
In the first place, my anonymous friend who
has supported me hitherto, feels insulted and
deserts me, because I had written him a
presumptuous letter. So I am left without means.
Moreover, when I receive the proofs of my
work Sylva Sylvarum, I find the text in
complete confusion. Not only are the pages mixed
and wrongly numbered, but the different parts
are confused, so that in an ironical way they
represent the great disorder which rules in
nature. After endless hesitations and delays,
the pamphlet is at last printed, but when the
printer sends me the bill, I find that it amounts
to more than double the sum originally agreed
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