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“Cum e posibil să existăm? Cine-a comis scandalul și nedreptatea asta? Oroarea asta, abominația asta? Ce imaginație monstruasă a învelit conștiința în carne? Ce spirit sadic și saturnin a permis conștiinței să sufere, spiritului să urle-n tortură? De ce-am coborât în mocirla asta, în jungla asta, în flăcările astea pline de ură și furie? Cine ne-a dat brânci din locurile noastre înalte? Cine ne-a-ncuiat în trupuri, cine ne-a legat cu proprii noștri nervi și propriile noastre artere? Cine ne-a silit să avem oase și zgârciuri, sfinctere și glande, rinichi și unghii, piele și intestine? Ce căutăm în mașinăria asta murdară și moale? Cine ne-a legat la ochi cu proprii noștri ochi, cine ne-a astupat urechile cu propriile noștri urechi? Ce avem noi a face cu ciorchinele de celule ale trupului nostru? Cu materia ce curge prin el ca printr-un tub de carne agonică? Ce căutăm noi aici? Ce e batjocura asta? De ce-notăm în acizii ce ne ulcerează gândirea? Protestați, protestați împotriva conștiinței îngropate în carne!”

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