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Thus sang the wizard. And all who were there assembled, fell unawares like birds into the net of his cunning and melancholy lust. Only the con- scientious one of the spirit had not been caught. He quickly took the harp from the wizard, crying : " Air ! Let good air come in ! Let Zarathustra come in ! Thou makest this cave sultry and poisonous, thou bad old wizard !

Thou seducest, thou false one, thou refined one, unto unknown desires and wilderness. And, alas, that folk like thee should make much' trouble and many words with truth!

Alas, for all free spirits, who are not on their guard against such wizards ! Gone is their freedom. Thou teachest and thereby allurest back into prisons !

Thou old melancholy devil, in thy wailing soundeth an alluring pipe. Thou art like unto such as with their praise of chastity secretly invite unto lust ! "

Thus spake the conscientious one. But the old wizard looked round him, rejoicing in his victory, and swallowed the anger caused him by the conscientious one. "Be quiet!" he said with modest voice. "Good

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