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if I can adduce no proofs they will shut me up as
a lunatic.
Væ soli! Woe to the solitary, the sparrow
upon the housetop! Never was my misery
greater, and I weep like a forsaken child that
fears the dark.
In the evening I dare not remain sitting at
my table for fear of a new attack, and lie on
the bed without venturing to go to sleep. The
night comes and my lamp is lit. Then I see
outside, on the wall opposite to my window, the
shadow of a human shape, whether a man or a
woman, I cannot say, but it seems to be a woman.
When I stand up, to ascertain which it is, the
blind is noisily pulled down; then I hear the
Unknown enter the room, which is near my bed,
and all is silent. For three hours I lie awake
with open eyes to which sleep refuses to come;
then a feeling of uneasiness takes possession of
me; I am exposed to an electric current which
passes to and fro between the two adjoining
rooms. The nervous tension increases, and, in
spite of my resistance, I cannot remain in bed,
so strong is my conviction: “They are murdering
me; I will not let myself be murdered.” I
go out in order to seek the attendant in his box
at the end of the corridor, but alas! he is not
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