1913 · CLOSE READING
The Book of Lies
The Book of Lies (1913), PDF p. 26
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KE®AAH IT
PILGRIM-TALK
O thou that settest out upon The Path, false
is the Phantom that thou seekest. When
thou hast it thou shalt know all bitterness,
thy teeth fixed in the Sodom-Apple.
Thus hast thou been lured along That Path,
whose terror else had driven thee far away.
O thou that stridest upon the middle of The
Path, no phantoms mock thee. For the
stride’s sake thou stridest.
Thus art thou lured along That Path, whose
fascination else had driven thee far away.
O thou that drawest toward the End of The
Path, effort is no more. Faster and faster
dost thou fall; thy weariness is changed
into Ineffable Rest.
For there is no Thou upon That Path: thou
hast become The Way.
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