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edtothen,andtherestillseeto
norangehatchoice
henfessedthathehadbychance
ightjustassheepinto
llasandllasintosheepisupposethereissothing
inthehunforhatappealstotheartisticture
poalshapecanbutivenot
nfinedselftonkingonceortehe
inuteperhapstheseyearshohey
haveslippedbyandhereihaveedadaysavingyour
life,andaoyselftheislandofdooreau
112of209
but,saidi,istilldonotunderstandwhereisyour
justificationforinflictingallthispaintheonlythingthat
uldexee
application
predifferently
nstitutedsyouarea
terialist
iaotaterialist,ibeganhotly
invieyvieisjustthisquestionof
painthatpartsussolongasvisibleoraudiblepaintus
yousick;solongasyourownpainsdriveyou;solongas
painunderliesyourpropositionsaboutsin,solong,itell
you,youareananil,thinkingalittlelessobscurely
alfeelsthispain
igaveaniatientshrugatsuchsophistry
oh,butitissuchalittlethingandtrulyopened
toustseethatitisalittle
thingitybethatsaveinthislittlepla,thisspeckof
scdust,invisiblelongbeforetheneareststaruldbe
attaineditybe,isay,thatnohis
thingcalledpainoccurbutthelaay
toongliving
things,oreau
113of209
ashespokehedrehispocket,
openedthesllerblade,andvedhischairsothati
uldseehisthighthen,choosingtheplacedeliberately,
hedrovethebladeintohislegandhdre
nodoubt,hesaid,youhaveseenthatbeforeitdoes
nothurtapinprickbutdoesitshoy
forpainisnotneededinthescle,anditisnotplaced
there,isbutlittleneededintheskin,andonlyhereand
thereoverthethighisaspotcapableoffeelingpainpain
issilyourintrinsicdicaladvisertowausand
stilateusnotalllivingfleshispainful;norisallnerve,
notevenallsensorynervetheresnotintofpain,real
pain,inthesensationsoftheoptierveifyouwound
theoptierelyseeflashesoflight,justas
diseaseoftheauditorynerverelyansahuingin
ourearsplantsdonotfeelpain,northeloals;its
possiblethatsuchanilsasthestarfishandcrayfishdonot
feelpainatallthenen,thereintelligentthey
bee,thereintelligentlytheyertheir
ohelesstheyhegoadtokeep
theutofdangerineveryetheardofauselessthing
thatgroundoutofexistencebyevolutionsooner
orlaterdidyouandpaingetsneedlesstheislandofdooreau
114of209
theniareligiousn,prendick,aseverysane
nstbeitybe,ifancy,thatihaveseenreof
theakerthanyou,forihave
soughthislayylife,whileyou,i
understand,havebeenllectingbutterfliesanditell
you,pleasureandpainhavenothingtodohheavenor
hellpleasureandpainbahisyourtheologians
ecstasybuthotshouriinthedarkthisstoreh
nandensetonpleasureandpain,prendick,isthe
rkofthebeastuponthetherkofthebeast
fropain,painandpleasure,theyare
forusonlysolongashedust
yousee,ionhthisresearchjustthe
ledthatistheonlyrueresearch
goingiaskedaquestion,devisedsothodof
obtaininganansafreshquestionhis
possibleorthatpossibleyouagihis
anstoaninvestigator,anintellectualpassion
groyouagihestrange,
lourlessdelightoftheseintellectualdesiresthething
beforeyouisnolongerananil,afelloure,buta
probleyathetiber
asathingiusedtosufferfroearsagoioreau
115of209
theohingielitof
plasticityinalivingshape
but,saidi,thethingisanabonation
tothisdayihavenevertroubledabouttheethicsof
thetter,hentinuedthestudyofnaturekesa
natlastasrerselessasnatureihavegoneon,not
heedinganythingbutthequestionihe
terialhasdrippedintothehutsyonderitisreally
elevenyearssineryand
sixkanakasireerthegreenstillnessoftheisland
andtheetyoceanaboutus,asthoughiterday
theplaceseede
thestoreshehousethe
kanakasfoundedsohutsneartheravineito
etherewere
sodisagreeablethingshappenedatfirstibeganha
sheep,andkilleditafteradayandahalfbyaslipofthe
sadeathingofpainand
fearandleftitbounduptohealitlookedquitehunto
;buttoitiwas
disntentedeered,anderrified
beyondigination;andithadnorethanthesofa
sheepthereilookedatitthecluieritseed,
untilatlastiputthensteroutofitsserythesetheislandofdooreau
116of209
anilshouturage,thesefearhaunted,paindriven
things,houtasparkofpugnaciousenergytoface
tot,theyarenogoodfoking
thenitookagorillaihad;anduponthat,working
asteringdifficultyafterdifficulty,i
defirstnalltheandday,i
uldedhiithebrainthat
neededulding;uchchanged
ithoughthifairspecinofthenegroidtypewheni
hadfinishedhiandhelaybandaged,bound,and
tionlessbeforeitas
assuredthatilefthindagain,and
foundntgorye
ofthecriesasthethinggrean,crieslikethose
thatdisturbedyousoididnttakehiletelyinto
nfidenceatfirstandthekanakastoo,hadrealised
sothingofittheyoftheirsbythe
sightofm
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edtothen,andtherestillseeto
norangehatchoice
henfessedthathehadbychance
ightjustassheepinto
llasandllasintosheepisupposethereissothing
inthehunforhatappealstotheartisticture
poalshapecanbutivenot
nfinedselftonkingonceortehe
inuteperhapstheseyearshohey
haveslippedbyandhereihaveedadaysavingyour
life,andaoyselftheislandofdooreau
112of209
but,saidi,istilldonotunderstandwhereisyour
justificationforinflictingallthispaintheonlythingthat
uldexee
application
predifferently
nstitutedsyouarea
terialist
iaotaterialist,ibeganhotly
invieyvieisjustthisquestionof
painthatpartsussolongasvisibleoraudiblepaintus
yousick;solongasyourownpainsdriveyou;solongas
painunderliesyourpropositionsaboutsin,solong,itell
you,youareananil,thinkingalittlelessobscurely
alfeelsthispain
igaveaniatientshrugatsuchsophistry
oh,butitissuchalittlethingandtrulyopened
toustseethatitisalittle
thingitybethatsaveinthislittlepla,thisspeckof
scdust,invisiblelongbeforetheneareststaruldbe
attaineditybe,isay,thatnohis
thingcalledpainoccurbutthelaay
toongliving
things,oreau
113of209
ashespokehedrehispocket,
openedthesllerblade,andvedhischairsothati
uldseehisthighthen,choosingtheplacedeliberately,
hedrovethebladeintohislegandhdre
nodoubt,hesaid,youhaveseenthatbeforeitdoes
nothurtapinprickbutdoesitshoy
forpainisnotneededinthescle,anditisnotplaced
there,isbutlittleneededintheskin,andonlyhereand
thereoverthethighisaspotcapableoffeelingpainpain
issilyourintrinsicdicaladvisertowausand
stilateusnotalllivingfleshispainful;norisallnerve,
notevenallsensorynervetheresnotintofpain,real
pain,inthesensationsoftheoptierveifyouwound
theoptierelyseeflashesoflight,justas
diseaseoftheauditorynerverelyansahuingin
ourearsplantsdonotfeelpain,northeloals;its
possiblethatsuchanilsasthestarfishandcrayfishdonot
feelpainatallthenen,thereintelligentthey
bee,thereintelligentlytheyertheir
ohelesstheyhegoadtokeep
theutofdangerineveryetheardofauselessthing
thatgroundoutofexistencebyevolutionsooner
orlaterdidyouandpaingetsneedlesstheislandofdooreau
114of209
theniareligiousn,prendick,aseverysane
nstbeitybe,ifancy,thatihaveseenreof
theakerthanyou,forihave
soughthislayylife,whileyou,i
understand,havebeenllectingbutterfliesanditell
you,pleasureandpainhavenothingtodohheavenor
hellpleasureandpainbahisyourtheologians
ecstasybuthotshouriinthedarkthisstoreh
nandensetonpleasureandpain,prendick,isthe
rkofthebeastuponthetherkofthebeast
fropain,painandpleasure,theyare
forusonlysolongashedust
yousee,ionhthisresearchjustthe
ledthatistheonlyrueresearch
goingiaskedaquestion,devisedsothodof
obtaininganansafreshquestionhis
possibleorthatpossibleyouagihis
anstoaninvestigator,anintellectualpassion
groyouagihestrange,
lourlessdelightoftheseintellectualdesiresthething
beforeyouisnolongerananil,afelloure,buta
probleyathetiber
asathingiusedtosufferfroearsagoioreau
115of209
theohingielitof
plasticityinalivingshape
but,saidi,thethingisanabonation
tothisdayihavenevertroubledabouttheethicsof
thetter,hentinuedthestudyofnaturekesa
natlastasrerselessasnatureihavegoneon,not
heedinganythingbutthequestionihe
terialhasdrippedintothehutsyonderitisreally
elevenyearssineryand
sixkanakasireerthegreenstillnessoftheisland
andtheetyoceanaboutus,asthoughiterday
theplaceseede
thestoreshehousethe
kanakasfoundedsohutsneartheravineito
etherewere
sodisagreeablethingshappenedatfirstibeganha
sheep,andkilleditafteradayandahalfbyaslipofthe
sadeathingofpainand
fearandleftitbounduptohealitlookedquitehunto
;buttoitiwas
disntentedeered,anderrified
beyondigination;andithadnorethanthesofa
sheepthereilookedatitthecluieritseed,
untilatlastiputthensteroutofitsserythesetheislandofdooreau
116of209
anilshouturage,thesefearhaunted,paindriven
things,houtasparkofpugnaciousenergytoface
tot,theyarenogoodfoking
thenitookagorillaihad;anduponthat,working
asteringdifficultyafterdifficulty,i
defirstnalltheandday,i
uldedhiithebrainthat
neededulding;uchchanged
ithoughthifairspecinofthenegroidtypewheni
hadfinishedhiandhelaybandaged,bound,and
tionlessbeforeitas
assuredthatilefthindagain,and
foundntgorye
ofthecriesasthethinggrean,crieslikethose
thatdisturbedyousoididnttakehiletelyinto
nfidenceatfirstandthekanakastoo,hadrealised
sothingofittheyoftheirsbythe
sightofm
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