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 one must appear to be what he really is at the moment. There are no disguises; and while any one can do wrongly, if they so elect, yet they cannot intend wrong and pretend right, for the presence of an evil thought in the soul, is immediately marked upon its surface—upon its features, by a law of that very soul itself; and these marks and distortions are so very plain and unmistakable, that all Heaven can read them at a glance; and such instantly gravitate to the Middle State. "Self-preservation, therefore, and self-respect keep Heaven clear of sin! "In the second place, it is well known here, as it ought to be on earth, that the deceiver is, in all cases, the deceived; the wrong-doer wrongs himself more than any one else; and the unhappiness a person may cause another to feel, must be expiated by the causer, not by the victim! This is a safeguard against jealousy here. No one will do an ill deed if he is aware that it cannot be kept secret, even for a moment. "In the next place, I chose Thotmor, and he me, because of all the inhabitants of this starry land, he suited me the best, and I him; wherefore, there is a stronger attachment between us than there possibly could be between either and any other individual in the great Domain. All Heaven knows this fact also: hence, no one in Heaven would attempt to sunder a natural tie, because they are well aware, that, even if that were possible, misery, and not contentment, must be the inevitable result. Wherefore none in Heaven would attempt such a thing, and no one from other regions could essay it." Like drops of water on the sands of Sahara, her blessed words sunk into my soul: the "Wisdom-chambers