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122 13. Conclusion: alliance, counter-bill, closures, signatures, title-right, procuration—it mostly includes in itself the "key," the highest closures—dedication of the highest—adoration—I have dreamt that the adoration, reverence and admiration, of which I am worthy, cannot be brought to me—so wanders the noblest of women, with roses she would like to surround the people—Queen Louise of Prussia—I affirmed this long ago—I am that too—those are the highest conclusions in life—keystone.

The limits of the conception of "conclusions" is again very indistinct. It seems to me that "counter bill, signature, procuration, title-right," etc., accentuate more the "validity" (Gültigkeit), while "closure, alliance and keystone" put forward more the "conclusiveness" or finality (Endgültige). In reality these two relations merge into each other. From "procuration" the association goes to "key" which, as we know, plays a great rôle as "main key," and regularly also evokes its symbolic counterpart, the "heavenly key." Here, too, it goes from "key" to similar religious associations, such as "motto," which in her sense represents something "highest" and hence she can assimilate it. From "motto" it goes via "dedication" to "adoration." In a former analysis the patient identified or "condensed " herself in a similar passage with "Mary, mother of God"; here it is only the "noblest" of women, the "Queen Louise," which is another symbol for her greatness. She designates by this another acme of human virtue which, in addition to her other numerous attributes, she adds to the conception of "conclusion." This citation is a preferred complex-expression.

14. Mountain peak (stereotype: "I created the highest mountain peak"): I effected the highest of all mountain peaks by mending—apparently this makes a sugar cone—it comes out quite white—one has to descend the mountain for meals—it was kingly—little houses are built on the slope—during clear weather one will go up there with tourists—it must be very remunerative—I, too, was there once—but the weather was bad—sea of fog—I wondered that such eminent inhabitants still remained up there—they had to descend for their meals—during pleasant weather it is very remunerative—it may also be thought that bad people are up there—the sense is royal because it is the best sense—if one has a royal sense it is excluded, that one should be killed and