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Rh highest accomplishment of the art of cooking—the highest accomplishment in all spheres—the double polytechnic is irretrievable—the universal with 20,000 francs—to cut no thread—fine artist world—not to apply lace trimming where nothing is seen—plum cake on an indian meal layer—it is of great importance—finest professorship—is a doubloon—twenty-five francs—snail museum clothing is the highest—parlor and bedroom—I should live there as double polytechnic.

The content of "double polytechnic" is very similar to "Socrates," only here the "arts" are more elevated. Next to the tailoring we have the cooking art with its specialities "plum cake on an indian meal layer." The art of tailoring reappears, as before, in the same stereotyped associations. It is quite evident that "polytechnic" is only another metonymy for the acme of art and wisdom. This is further determined by the "I should live there" meaning in the "polytechnic," as patient subsequently stated. At the same time it is no contradiction for either her consciousness or for the dream that she lives in the polytechnic as "double polytechnic." It is quite impossible to make her realize this incongruity, she simply answers with one of the above stereotypies. "The polytechnic is a government building" and hence "belongs to her." "Double" is an obscure epithet which perhaps resounds in "doubloon." Perhaps by this is meant the expected reward for this "highest" activity. "Double" may also have the sense of augmentation, or it may have another sense of which we shall speak later.

If the "double polytechnic" is the "highest," the epithet "irretrievable" then becomes clear.

3. Professorship (stereotype: "I am the finest professorship"). This is again the highest activity—double—twenty-five francs—I am double polytechnic irretrievable—professorship includes in itself the fine learned world—the finest world of art—I am also these titles—snail museum clothing, am I, that emanates from me—to cut no thread, to choose the best samples, those representing much—the finest learned world includes that in itself—to choose the best samples, those representing much, and consuming little cloth—I created that—that concerns me—the fine art world is, to apply the trimming where it can best be seen—plum cake on indian meal layer—the finest professorship is