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 2O2 THUS SPAKE ZARATHUSTRA, II

Hath will become its own saviour and bringer of joy? Hath it unlearnt the spirit of revenge and the gnashing of teeth ?

And who taught it reconciliation with time and something higher than all reconciliation is ?

Something higher than all reconciliation is, must be willed by the will that is will unto power. But how doth that happen unto it? And who taught it that willing into the past ? "

But at this place of his speech it came to pass that Zarathustra stopped suddenly and looked like unto one who is sore afraid. With a terrified eye he looked upon his disciples. As it were with arrows, his eye pierced their thoughts and back-thoughts. But after a short while he again laughed and said appeased :

"It is difficult to live with men because silence is so difficult. Especially for a talkative person."

Thus spake Zarathustra. But the hunchback had listened unto the conversation with his face covered over. Yet when he heard Zarathustra laugh he looked up curiously and said slowly :

" But why doth Zarathustra speak unto us in differ- ent wise from that in which he speaketh unto his disciples ? "

Zarathustra answered : " What cause is there for astonishment ? With the hunchback, one may well speak jn a hunchbacked way ' "

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