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And he can go anywhere.



Anywhere? A bird can do that. But a man does not fly anywhere; a man knows where to go.



Yes, where he wants to go.



Where he feels himself drawn to.



Ha, ha! We know where you are drawn to.



How do you know where I want to go?



Ha, ha! Because we want to go there as well.



I don’t know. All according to what it’s like there.

(feverishly):

But I know well enough what I want there. There’s nothing here. There’s nothing here for me. Here I should never have anything. What there is here is no use to me. Here I could never make my way as long as I live.



Why, you are young, but I’m getting on in years, and still I have not managed to help myself to