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“[...] 'You, sir,' the man said, addressing Essex. 'Do you atone?' 'Daily,' said Essex. 'Sin?' 'When I can,' said Essex manfully. 'Metal?' 'I beg your pardon?' 'How do you stand on metal? Allow yourselves metal fastenings? Meat? Ills of the flesh?' 'I am heir to all of them,' said Essex, inspired. [...]” — Shirley Jackson
[...] 'You, sir,' the man said, addressing Essex. 'Do you atone?'
'Daily,' said Essex.
'Sin?'
'When I can,' said Essex manfully.
'Metal?'
'I beg your pardon?'
'How do you stand on metal? Allow yourselves metal fastenings? Meat? Ills of the flesh?'
'I am heir to all of them,' said Essex, inspired. [...]