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PERHAPSweshouldnotbesittingheretendingthevatsandwashingthebuildingsandcarryingthemoneytothevaultonceaweek,likeeverybodyelse.Perhapsweshouldbedoingsomethingelseentirely,withourlives.Godknowswhat.Wedowhatwedowithoutthinking.endsthevatsandwashesthebuildingsandcarriesthemoneytothevaultandneverstopsforamomenttoconsiderthatthewholeprocessmaybedespicable.Someonestandingsomewheredespisingus.InthehotspringsofDax,agoutythinkerthinking,fatherforgivethem.Itwasworsebefore.Thatissomethingthatcansafelybesaid.ItwasworsebeforewefoundSnowWhitewanderingintheforest.BeforewefoundSnowWhitewanderingintheforestwelivedlivesstuffedwithequanimity.Therewasequanimityforall.Wewashedthebuildings,tendedthevats,wendedourwaytothecountycathouseonceaweek(heigh-ho).Likeeverybodyelse.Weweresimplebourgeois.Weknewwhattodo.WhenwefoundSnowWhitewanderingintheforest,hungryanddistraught,wesaid:"Wouldyoulikesomethingtoeat?"Nowwedonotknowwhattodo.SnowWhitehasaddedadimensionofconfusionandmiserytoourlives.Whereasonceweweresimplebourgeoiswhoknewwhattodo,nowwearecomplexbourgeoiswhoareataloss.Wedonotlikethiscomplexity.Wecircleitwearily,proddingitfromtimetotimewithashopkeepersforefinger:Whatisit?Isit,perhaps,badforbusiness?Equanimityhasleakedaway.Therewasamoment,however,whenequanimitywasnotthechiefconsideration.ThatmomentinwhichwelookedatSnowWhiteandunderstoodforthefirsttimethatwewerefondofher.Thatwasamoment.
Reactiontothehair:TwooldermenstandingthereobservedSnowWhiteshairblackasebonytumblingfromthewindow."Seemslikesomehaircominoutathatwindathere,"onesaid."Yesitlookslikehairtome,"hiscompanionreplied."Seemslikethereoughtabesomethintobedoneaboutit.""Yes,seemslikeitoughtabepunishedwithakissorsomething.""Wellweretoooldforallthat.YouneedaPaulorPaul-figureforthatsortofactivity.ProbablyPaulisevennowstandinginthewings,girdinghispantsforhisentrance.SoIguessIllgoalongtothehiringhall,whereIheartheremightbesomework.""Illgoalongwithyou,"theothermansaid,"becauseeventhoughIaintaA.B.,IamaB.A.,a
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