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#ahfiahfi 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TEXT 3 

,SOON AFT] ?IS !RE CAME 9TO ! D>K *AMB] TO FET* ,PI]RE1 NOT ! 
 ,RHETOR BUT ,PI]RE'S SPONSOR1 ,WILL>SKI1 :OM HE RECOGNIZ$ BY HIS VOICE4 
 ,TO FRE% QUE/IONS AS TO ! FIRMNESS ( HIS RESOLUTION ,PI]RE REPLI$3 
 0,YES1 YES1 ,I AGREE10 & ) A BEAM+1 *ILDLIKE SMILE1 HIS FAT *E/ 
 UNCOV]$1 /EPP+ UNEV5LY & TIMIDLY 9 ONE SLIPP]$ & ONE BOOT$ 
 FOOT1 HE ADVANC$1 :ILE ,WILL>SKI HELD A SWORD TO HIS B>E *E/4 ,HE WAS 
 CONDUCT$ FROM ?AT ROOM ALONG PASSAGES ?AT TURN$ BACKW>DS & =W>DS 
 & WAS AT LA/ BR\<T TO ! DOORS ( ! ,LODGE4 ,WILL>SKI C\<$1 HE 
 WAS ANSW]$ BY ! ,MASONIC KNOCK ) MALLETS1 ! DOORS OP5$ BE=E 
 !M4 ,A BASS VOICE 7,PI]RE WAS /ILL BL9DFOLD$7 QUE/ION$ HIM AS TO :O 
 HE WAS1 :5 & :]E HE WAS BORN1 & SO ON4 ,!N HE WAS AGA9 L$ 
 SOME:]E /ILL BL9DFOLD$1 & AS !Y W5T ALONG HE WAS TOLD ALLEGORIES 
 ( ! TOILS ( HIS PILGRIMAGE1 ( HOLY FRI5D%IP1 ( ! ,ET]NAL 
 ,>*ITECT ( ! UNIV]SE1 & ( ! C\RAGE ) :I* HE %\LD 5DURE 
 TOILS & DANG]S4 ,DUR+ !SE W&]+S1 ,PI]RE NOTIC$ ?AT HE WAS 
 SPOK5 ( N[ AS ! 0,SEEK]10 N[ AS ! 0,SUFF]]10 & N[ AS ! 
 0,PO/ULANT10 TO ! ACCOMPANIM5T ( V>I\S KNOCK+S ) MALLETS & 
 SWORDS4 ,AS HE WAS BE+ L$ UP TO SOME OBJECT HE NOTIC$ A HESITATION & 
 UNC]TA9TY AMONG HIS CONDUCTORS4 ,HE HE>D ?OSE >\ND HIM DISPUT+ 9 
 :ISP]S & ONE ( !M 9SI/+ ?AT HE %\LD BE L$ ALONG A C]TA9 
 C>PET4 ,AFT] ?AT !Y TOOK HIS RI<T H&1 PLAC$ IT ON SOME?+1 & 
 TOLD HIM TO HOLD A PAIR ( COMPASSES TO HIS LEFT BREA/ ) ! O!R 
 H& & TO REPEAT AFT] SOMEONE :O READ AL\D AN OA? ( FIDELITY TO ! 
 LAWS ( ! ,ORD]4 ,! C&LES W]E !N EXT+UI%$ & SOME SPIRIT 
 LI<T$1 AS ,PI]RE KNEW BY ! SMELL1 & HE WAS TOLD ?AT HE W\LD N[ 
 SEE ! LESS] LI<T4 ,! B&AGE WAS TAK5 (F HIS EYES &1 BY ! FA9T 
 LI<T ( ! BURN+ SPIRIT1 ,PI]RE1 AS 9 A DREAM1 SAW SEV]AL M5 
 /&+ BE=E HIM1 WE>+ APRONS LIKE ! ,RHETOR'S & HOLD+ SWORDS 
 9 !IR H&S PO9T$ AT HIS BREA/4 ,AMONG !M /OOD A MAN :OSE :ITE 
 %IRT WAS /A9$ ) BLOOD4 ,ON SEE+ ?IS1 ,PI]RE MOV$ =W>D ) 
 HIS BREA/ T[>D ! SWORDS1 MEAN+ !M TO PI]CE IT4 ,BUT ! SWORDS 
 W]E DRAWN BACK FROM HIM & HE WAS AT ONCE BL9DFOLD$ AGA94 

0,N[ ?\ HA/ SE5 ! LESS] LI<T10 UTT]$ A VOICE4 ,!N ! C&LES 
 W]E RELIT & HE WAS TOLD ?AT HE W\LD SEE ! FULL LI<T2 ! B&AGE 
 WAS AGA9 REMOV$ & MORE ?AN T5 VOICES SAID TOGE!R3 0,SIC TRANSIT 
 GLORIA MUNDI40 

,PI]RE GRADUALLY BEGAN TO RECOV] HIMSELF & LOOK$ AB\T AT ! ROOM & 
 AT ! PEOPLE 9 IT4 ,R\ND A LONG TABLE COV]$ ) BLACK SAT SOME TWELVE 
 M5 9 G>M5TS LIKE ?OSE HE HAD ALREADY SE54 ,SOME ( !M ,PI]RE HAD 
 MET 9 ,PET]SBURG SOCIETY4 ,9 ! ,PRESID5T'S *AIR SAT A Y\NG MAN HE DID 
 NOT KN[1 ) A PECULI> CROSS HANG+ FROM HIS NECK4 ,ON HIS RI<T SAT 
 ! ,ITALIAN ABBE :OM ,PI]RE HAD MET AT ,ANNA ,PAVLOVNA'S TWO YE>S BE=E4 
 ,!RE W]E ALSO PRES5T A V]Y DI/+UI%$ DIGNIT>Y & A ,SWISS :O HAD 
 =M]LY BE5 TUTOR AT ! ,KURAG9S'4 ,ALL MA9TA9$ A SOLEMN SIL5CE1 
 LI/5+ TO ! WORDS ( ! ,PRESID5T1 :O HELD A MALLET 9 HIS H&4 
 ,LET 9TO ! WALL WAS A />-%AP$ LI<T4 ,AT ONE SIDE ( ! TABLE WAS A 
 SMALL C>PET ) V>I\S FIGURES WORK$ UPON IT1 AT ! O!R WAS 
 SOME?+ RESEMBL+ AN ALT> ON :I* LAY A ,TE/AM5T & A SKULL4 ,R\ND 
 IT /OOD SEV5 L>GE C&LE/ICKS LIKE ?OSE US$ 9 *UR*ES4 ,TWO ( ! 
 BRO!RS L$ ,PI]RE UP TO ! ALT>1 PLAC$ HIS FEET AT RI<T ANGLES1 & 
 BADE HIM LIE D[N1 SAY+ ?AT HE MU/ PRO/RATE HIMSELF AT ! ,GATES ( 
 ! ,TEMPLE4 

0,HE MU/ FIR/ RECEIVE ! TR[EL10 :ISP]$ ONE ( ! BRO!RS4 

0,OH1 HU%1 PLEASE60 SAID ANO!R4 

,PI]RE1 P]PLEX$1 LOOK$ R\ND ) HIS %ORTSI<T$ EYES )\T 
 OBEY+1 & SUDD5LY D\BTS >OSE 9 HIS M9D4 0,:]E AM ,I8 ,:AT AM ,I 
 DO+8 ,>5'T !Y LAU<+ AT ME8 ,%AN'T ,I BE A%AM$ TO REMEMB] ?IS80 
 ,BUT !SE D\BTS ONLY LA/$ A MOM5T4 ,PI]RE GLANC$ AT ! S]I\S FACES 
 ( ?OSE >\ND1 REMEMB]$ ALL HE HAD ALREADY GONE ?R\<1 & REALIZ$ 
 ?AT HE C\LD NOT /OP HALFWAY4 ,HE WAS A<A/ AT HIS HESITATION &1 
 TRY+ TO >\SE HIS =M] DEVOTIONAL FEEL+1 PRO/RAT$ HIMSELF BE=E 
 ! ,GATES ( ! ,TEMPLE4 ,& REALLY1 ! FEEL+ ( DEVOTION RETURN$ TO 
 HIM EV5 MORE /RONGLY ?AN BE=E4 ,:5 HE HAD LA9 !RE SOME TIME1 HE 
 WAS TOLD TO GET UP1 & A :ITE LEA!R APRON1 SU* AS ! O!RS WORE1 
 WAS PUT ON HIM3 HE WAS GIV5 A TR[EL & ?REE PAIRS ( GLOVES1 & !N 
 ! ,GR& ,MA/] ADDRESS$ HIM4 ,HE TOLD HIM ?AT HE %\LD TRY TO DO 
 NO?+ TO /A9 ! :IT5ESS ( ?AT APRON1 :I* SYMBOLIZ$ /R5G? 
 & PURITY2 !N ( ! UNEXPLA9$ TR[EL1 HE TOLD HIM TO TOIL ) IT TO 
 CLEANSE HIS [N HE>T FROM VISE1 & 9DULG5TLY TO SMOO? ) IT ! 
 HE>T ( HIS NEI<BOR4 ,AS TO ! FIR/ PAIR ( GLOVES1 A MAN'S1 HE SAID 
 ?AT ,PI]RE C\LD NOT KN[ !IR MEAN+ BUT MU/ KEEP !M4 ,! SECOND 
 PAIR ( MAN'S GLOVES HE WAS TO WE> AT ! MEET+S1 & F9ALLY ( ! 
 ?IRD1 A PAIR ( WOM5'S GLOVES1 HE SAID3 0,DE> BRO!R1 !SE WOMAN'S 
 GLOVES >E 9T5D$ = Y\ TOO4 ,GIVE !M TO ! WOMAN :OM Y\ %ALL 
 HONOR MO/ ( ALL4 ,?IS GIFT WILL BE A PL$GE ( Y\R PURITY ( HE>T TO 
 H] :OM Y\ SELECT TO BE Y\R WOR?Y HELPMEET 9 ,MASONRY40 ,& AFT] A 
 PAUSE1 HE ADD$3 0,BUT BEW>E1 DE> BRO!R1 ?AT !SE GLOVES DO NOT DECK 
 H&S ?AT >E UNCLEAN40 ,:ILE ! ,GR& ,MA/] SAID !SE LA/ WORDS IT 
 SEEM$ TO ,PI]RE ?AT HE GREW EMB>RASS$4 ,PI]RE HIMSELF GREW /ILL MORE 
 CONFUS$1 BLU%$ LIKE A *ILD TILL TE>S CAME TO HIS EYES1 BEGAN LOOK+ 
 AB\T HIM UNEASILY1 & AN AWKW>D PAUSE FOLL[$4 

,?IS SIL5CE WAS BROK5 BY ONE ( ! BRE?R51 :O L$ ,PI]RE UP TO ! 
 RUG & BEGAN READ+ TO HIM FROM A MANUSCRIPT BOOK AN EXPLANATION ( ALL 
 ! FIGURES ON IT3 ! SUN1 ! MOON1 A HAMM]1 A PLUMB L9E1 A TR[EL1 A 
 R\< /ONE & A SQU>$ /ONE1 A PILL>1 ?REE W9D[S1 & SO ON4 ,!N 
 A PLACE WAS ASSIGN$ TO ,PI]RE1 HE WAS %[N ! SIGNS ( ! ,LODGE1 TOLD 
 ! PASSWORD1 & AT LA/ WAS P]MITT$ TO SIT D[N4 ,! ,GR& ,MA/] 
 BEGAN READ+ ! /ATUTES4 ,!Y W]E V]Y LONG1 & ,PI]RE1 FROM JOY1 
 AGITATION1 & EMB>RASSM5T1 WAS NOT 9 A /ATE TO UND]/& :AT WAS 
 BE+ READ4 ,HE MANAG$ TO FOLL[ ONLY ! LA/ WORDS ( ! /ATUTES & 
 !SE REMA9$ 9 HIS M9D4 

0,9 \R TEMPLES WE RECOGNIZE NO O!R DI/9CTIONS10 READ ! ,GR& 
 ,MA/]1 0BUT ?OSE BETWE5 VIRTUE & VISE4 ,BEW>E ( MAK+ ANY 
 DI/9CTIONS :I* MAY 9FR+E EQUALITY4 ,FLY TO A BRO!R'S AID :OEV] 
 HE MAY BE1 EXHORT HIM :O GOE? A/RAY1 RAISE HIM ?AT FALLE?1 NEV] BE> 
 MALICE OR 5MITY T[>D ?Y BRO!R4 ,BE K9DLY & C\RTE\S4 ,K9DLE 9 
 ALL HE>TS ! FLAME ( VIRTUE4 ,%>E ?Y HAPP9ESS ) ?Y NEI<BOR1 & 
 MAY 5VY NEV] DIM ! PURITY ( ?AT BLISS4 ,=GIVE ?Y 5EMY1 DO NOT 
 AV5GE ?YSELF EXCEPT BY DO+ HIM GOOD4 ,?US FULFILL+ ! HI<E/ LAW 
 ?\ %ALT REGA9 TRACES ( ! ANCI5T DIGNITY :I* ?\ HA/ LO/40 

,HE F9I%$ &1 GETT+ UP1 EMBRAC$ & KISS$ ,PI]RE1 :O1 ) TE>S 
 ( JOY 9 HIS EYES1 LOOK$ R\ND HIM1 NOT KN[+ H[ TO ANSW] ! 
 CONGRATULATIONS & GREET+S FROM ACQUA9TANCES ?AT MET HIM ON ALL 
 SIDES4 ,HE ACKN[L$G$ NO ACQUA9TANCES BUT SAW 9 ALL !SE M5 ONLY 
 BRO!RS1 & BURN$ ) IMPATI5CE TO SET TO WORK ) !M4 

,! ,GR& ,MA/] RAPP$ ) HIS MALLET4 ,ALL ! ,MASONS SAT D[N 9 !IR 
 PLACES1 & ONE ( !M READ AN EXHORTATION ON ! NECESSITY ( HUMILITY4 

,! ,GR& ,MA/] PROPOS$ ?AT ! LA/ DUTY %\LD BE P]=M$1 & ! 
 DI/+UI%$ DIGNIT>Y :O BORE ! TITLE ( 0,COLLECTOR ( ,ALMS0 W5T 
 R\ND TO ALL ! BRO!RS4 ,PI]RE W\LD HAVE LIK$ TO SUBSCRIBE ALL HE 
 HAD1 BUT FE>+ ?AT IT MI<T LOOK LIKE PRIDE SUBSCRIB$ ! SAME AM\NT 
 AS ! O!RS4 

,! MEET+ WAS AT AN 5D1 & ON REA*+ HOME ,PI]RE FELT AS IF HE HAD 
 RETURN$ FROM A LONG J\RNEY ON :I* HE HAD SP5T DOZ5S ( YE>S1 HAD 
 BECOME COMPLETELY *ANG$1 & HAD QUITE LEFT BEH9D HIS =M] HABITS & 
 WAY ( LIFE4 

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