,VOLUME #a1 ,*APT] #ab #aheahe ,PEOPLE 3 ,AU?OR 3 ,WILLIAM ,GODW9 ,TEXT 3 ,F,L,E,E,T,W,O,O,D2 OR1 ,! ,N,E,W ,M,A,N ,( ,F,E,E,L,+4 .-.-.-.- BY ,W,I,L,L,I,A,M ,G,O,D,W,94 ,*,A,P,T,] ,X,I,I 0,Y,\ WILL READILY IMAG9E :AT A ?UND]-/ROKE IT WAS TO ME TO BE 5T]$ AS ONE ( ! MEMB]S 9 ?IS VA/ MA*9E4 ,UP TO ! P]IOD ( EIS ( AGE ,I HAD BE5 ACCU/OM$ TO WALK UPON ! LEVEL PLA9 ( HUMAN SOCIETY2 ,I HAD SUBMITT$ TO MY P>5TS & 9/RUCTORS2 BUT ,I HAD NO IDEA ?AT !RE WAS ANY CLASS OR CA/ ( MY FELL[-CREATURES SUP]IOR TO ?AT 9 :I* ,I WAS DE/9$ TO MOVE4 ,?IS P]SUASION 9SPIRES 9TO ! HE>T1 P>TICUL>LY ! HE>T ( ! Y\NG1 SU* GAIETY ( TEMP]1 & GRACEFUL CONFID5CE 9 ACTION6 ,N[ ,I WAS CA/ D[N AT ONCE1 TO BE ! ASSOCIATE ( ! L[E/ CLASS ( ME*ANICS1 PAUP]S1 BRUTIFI$ 9 9TELLECT1 & SQUALID 9 ATTIRE4 0,I HAD1 H[EV]1 ! C\RAGE TO MAKE UP MY RESOLUTION AT ONCE TO ! CALAMITIES ( MY /ATION4 ,I SAW :AT IT WAS TO :I* IT W\LD BE NECESS>Y = ME TO SUBMIT2 & ,I FELT TOO PR\D1 TO ALL[ MYSELF TO BE DRIV5 BY BL[S & H>D USAGE TO ?AT FROM :I* ,I C\LD NOT ESCAPE4 ,I DIS*>G$ ) DILIG5CE ! TASK ASSIGN$ ME1 & WA/$ 9 TORPID & MELAN*OLY LABOR ! H\RS ( ! DAY4 0,:AT MAY APPE> /RANGE1 ?IS T]RIBLE REV]SE ( FATE BY NO MEANS OP]AT$ TO /UPIFY MY 9TELLECT4 ,I WAS LIKE ?OSE VICTIMS ( ,CIRCE ?AT WE READ ( 9 ,HOM]1 :O1 ?\< !Y HAD LO/ ! EXT]NAL SYMBOLS ( A SUP]IOR NATURE1 RETA9$ ! RECOLLECTION ( :AT !Y HAD BE51 & DISGU/ AT :AT !Y W]E4 ,Y\ WILL P]HAPS SC>CELY SUPPOSE ?AT MY AGE WAS RIPE 5\< = ?IS4 ,IF ,I HAD BE5 REMOV$ TO A PLEAS+ SC5E1 IF ,I HAD CONT9U$ A PUPIL 9 ! S*OOLS ( LIB]AL $UCATION1 ! IMPRESSIONS ( MY E>LY YE>S W\LD PROBABLY HAVE FAD$ BY DEGREES FROM MY M9D4 ,BUT 9 ! DRE>Y SITUATION 9 :I* ,I WAS N[ PLAC$1 !Y W]E MY FAVORITE CONTEMPLATION2 ,I ?\\ND ME4 ,:5 ,ADAM & ,EVE W]E DRIV5 \T ( ,P>ADISE1 & TURN$ LOOSE UPON ! DRE>Y & 9HOSPITABLE PLA9S1 H[ FONDLY DID !Y RECOLLECT ! B[]S & LAWNS !Y HAD QUITT$1 ! LUXURIANT FL[]S & BLU%+ FRUITS1 & ! LIS ! R$RESS ( MY GRIEVANCES4 ,IF ,I HAD RETURN$ TO ! VALE ( ,URS]51 & ! FOOT ( ! ,/4 ,GO?>D2 NAY1 IF ,I HAD :ISP]$ ! P>TICUL>S ( MY /ORY 9 ! E>S ( ONE MAN ( EM95CE & RESPECT )9 ! CIRCUIT ( ,SWITZ]L&2 IT CANNOT BE BUT ?AT ,I %\LD HAVE F\ND A FRI5D1 A PROTECTOR1 & A *AMPION4 ,BUT ,I D>$ NOT DO ?IS4 ,! MY/]I\S ?REAT5+S ( MY UNCLE /ILL S\ND$ 9 MY E>S4 ,HE HAD GIV5 ME A NEW NAME2 HE HAD LEFT ME AMONG NEW FACES2 HE BAD 5T]$ ME UPON A NEW SPECIES ( EXI/5CE4 ,HE HAD EXPRESSLY PROHIBIT$ ALL REF]5CE & CONNECTION BETWE5 MY =M] & MY PRES5T /ATE4 ,:AT DID ?IS MEAN8 ,I HAD TOO LITTLE KN[L$GE ( ! MODES ( HUMAN LIFE TO BE ABLE TO APPRECIATE HIS M5ACES4 ,?IS WAS ! SECOND REVOLUTION 9 MY =TUNE4 ,BY ! DEA? ( MY FA!R ,I F\ND MYSELF PLAC$ 9 ABSOLUTE DEP5D5CE UPON AN UNCLE1 :O HAD BE=E HAD NO P[] OV] ME4 ,A *ILD HAS NO /&>D )9 HIMSELF = !SE ?+S2 HE IS S5SIBLE ( HIS [N WEAKNESS2 HE WAT*ES ! C>RIAGE & DEMEANOR ( ! P]SONS AB\T HIM1 & FROM !NCE JUDGES :AT HE IS1 & :AT HE CAN BE4 0,! 9JU/ICE PRACTIC$ T[>D ME BY MY UNCLE1 R5D]$ ME FROM ! P]IOD ( MY REMOVAL TO ,LYONS A CREATURE ( SOLILOQUY & REV]IE4 ,*ILDR51 AT ! E>LY AGE AT :I* ,I !N WAS1 >E USUALLY ALL FRANKNESS & COMMUNICATION2 !Y TELL TO !IR COMPANIONS & PLAYMATES EV]Y ?+ !Y KN[1 & EV]Y ?+ !Y CONJECTURE4 ,I HAD A SECRET ?AT MU/ NEV] BE UTT]$4 ,ONCE OR TWICE 9 ! FEW MON?S 9 :I* ,I FREQU5T$ ! S*OOL ,I HAVE M5TION$ 7= AFT]W>DS MY TEMPTATIONS GREW LESS71 ,I WAS ON ! PO9T ( DISCLOS+ MY HI/ORY TO A Y\?FUL FAVORITE4 ,BUT1 :5 ,I HAD HALF RESOLV$ TO UNLOAD MY BOSOM1 SU* APPREH5SION SUDD5LY SEIZ$ ME1 ?AT MY TONGUE FALT]$1 & MY HE>T BEAT ) VIOL5CE1 AS IF IT W\LD *OKE ME4 ,AT ONE TIME1 WALK+ ) MY Y\NG/] FRI5D ON A N>R[ BANK1 JU/ AS ,I HAD PREP>$ MYSELF TO SPEAK1 MY FOOT SLIPP$1 & ,I SPRA9$ MY ANKLE1 SO AS TO OCCASION A CONSID]ABLE SWELL+4 ,AT ANO!R1 BY A /RANGE CO9CID5CE1 A T]RIBLE CLAP ( ?UND] BUR/ UPON ME1 SUCCE$$ BY UNCOMMON LI$ TO ATTEMPT TO DELIV] MYSELF FROM ! CRUEL BONDAGE 9TO :I* ,I HAD BE5 KIDNAPP$1 IT W\LD HAVE BE5 A V]Y >DU\S TASK = A *ILD ( LITTLE MORE ?AN EIS ( AGE4 ,I MIY COMPASSION1 & !N1 LIKE ! ,LEVITE 9 ! P>ABLE1 HAVE PASS$ BY ON ! O!R SIDE4 ,IT C\LD BE ONLY A MAN ( W>M HUMANITY1 ANIMAT$ ) A /RONG LOVE ( JU/ICE & HATR$ ( OPPRESSION1 ?AT1 = ! SAKE ( ME1 A FRI5DLESS \TCA/ & AN EXILE1 W\LD HAVE /RUNG HIMSELF TO ! 5C\NT] ( PROSP]\S & SUCCESSFUL VISE4 ,IT W\LD NATURALLY HAVE REQUIR$ ON MY P>T1 ?AT ,I %\LD HAVE DIGE/$ A RESOLUTE PLAN1 & HAVE P]SI/$ 9 ! EXECUTION 9 SPITE ( EV]Y OB/ACLE ?AT MIISE4 0,BUT ,I HAD BY NO MEANS ! C\RAGE ADEQUATE TO SU* AN EXPLOIT4 ,I FELT LIKE ONE ( ?OSE UNHAPPY BE+S WE READ ( 9 BOOKS ( SUP]NATURAL ADV5TURES1 :O >E PLAC$ 9 ! H&S ( SOME P[]FUL G5IUS 9VISIBLE TO MORTAL SIE NOT MOVE LE/ !Y %\LD MEET ) HIS H&1 NOR SPEAK LE/ !Y %\LD (F5D AN UNKN[N & NEV]-ABS5T AUDITOR4 ,IT WAS ?US ,I FE>$ ! ASC5DANCY ( MY UNCLE4 ,IF M5 ( P[]FUL & VIGOR\S M9DS1 A ,R\SSEAU & O!RS1 HAVE SURR5D]$ !MSELVES TO ! *IM]AS ( A DI/URB$ IMAG9ATION1 & HAVE BELIEV$ ?AT !Y W]E EV]Y :]E AT ! DISPOSAL ( SOME =MIDABLE & SECRET CONF$]ACY1 :AT WOND] ?AT ,I1 A BOY ( EIS OLD1 %\LD BE SUBJECT TO A SIMIL> AL>M8 ,*ILDHOOD IS ! AGE ( SUP]/ITION4 ,! MORE ,I 9DULG$ ?IS FE>1 ! MORE MY T]ROR GREW2 &1 9 A %ORT TIME1 ,I BELIEVE ,I C\LD SOON] HAVE DI$1 ?AN HAVE BR\DIAN1 ,I WAS 9VOLV$ 9 A /ATE ( SLAV]Y1 BODY & S\L1 SU* AS HAS SELDOM BE5 ! LOT ( A HUMAN CREATURE4 0,I REMA9$ = A CONSID]ABLE TIME AN 9MATE ( MY PRISON-H\SE4 ,M4 ,VAUBLANC F\ND ?AT A P]SON1 SO MEAN 9 HIS DE/9ATION AS ,I WAS1 WAS NOT 5TITL$ TO ! LUXURIES & REF9EM5TS ( HIS MANSION & BO>D1 & PLAC$ ME AS A LODG] ) ONE ( ! LABOR]S 9 HIS MILL4 ,AT ! SAME TIME HE TOOK FROM ME ! CLO!S :I* ,I HAD HI!RTO WORN1 & ASSIGN$ ME A G>B SIMIL> TO ?AT ( MY FELL[-SLAVES4 ,?US ,I BECAME 9 ALL EXT]NAL RESPECTS LIKE ! COMPANIONS ) :OM ,I WAS N[ ASSOCIAT$2 &1 :ATEV] ,I MI\ND ME4 ,I BECAME FAMILI> ) OBJECTS ( DI/RESS4 ,! SORT ( TRA9+ & DRILL+1 NECESS>Y AT FIR/ TO PRES]VE AN 9FANT DUR+ TWELVE H\RS TOGE!R FROM ! GUILT ( A DI/RACT$ ATT5TION1 WAS CONT9UALLY BE=E MY SIT ( ! RUGG$ & F]OCI\S *>ACT] :I* BELONGS TO A SLAVE-DRIV] 9 ! ,WE/ ,9DIES4 ,!RE WAS ONE PH5OM5ON AMONG US ?AT MIY SPECTATOR4 ,\R H\SE ( CONF9EM5T (T5 E*O$ ) SONGS1 & FREQU5TLY AN HUNDR$ VOICES FROM DIFF]5T P>TS ( ! MA*9E JO9$ 9 ! SAME TUNE4 ,WAS NOT ?IS A CLE> 9DICATION ( GAIETY & TRANQUILITY ( HE>T8 ,I REMEMB]$ ONE DAY1 :5 ,I WAS 9 ,5GL&1 ,I HAD OCCASION TO SP5D TWO H\RS 9 Y\R PRISON ( ,NEWGATE4 ,! W9D[ ( ! AP>TM5T :]E ,I SAT OV]LOOK$ ! PRESS-Y>D1 :]E A NUMB] ( CONVICTS W]E ASSEMBL$1 WAIT+ ! OCCASION ( BE+ TRANSPORT$ TO ! O!R SIDE ( ! GLOBE4 ,!Y W]E EMPLOY$ 9 ! MANN] ,I HAVE M5TION$1 S++ \T 9 *ORUS SOME ( ! POPUL> SONGS ( !IR C\NTRY4 ,BUT1 ALAS6 !RE1 AS 9 ! SILK-MILLS ( ,LYONS1 IT WAS A MELAN*OLY DITTY4 ,! TONE WAS HEAVY1 MONOTON\S1 & FLAT4 ,!RE WAS ! KEY & ! NOTE ( GAIETY1 BUT ! HE>T WAS WANT+4 ,IT WAS LIKE ! SPECTACLE ( A FRE% & WELL-GR[N HUMAN BODY PLAC$ ]ECT AGA9/ A WALL1 SATISFACTORY 9 O!R RESPECTS1 -- BUT IT WAS DEAD4 ,!Y SUNG1 BOLD & AUDACI\S 9 ! FACE ( DESPAIR1 JU/ AS ! FE>-/RUCK PEASANT S+S ALONG ! *UR*Y>D AT MIDNIT UP AT HIS FEET4 0,ON EA* RETURN+ ,SUNDAY ! *A9S :I* CONF9$ MY FOOT/EPS W]E SUSP5D$4 ,?IS DAY ,I REGUL>LY DEVOT$ TO SOLITUDE & REV]IE4 ,IT IS NOT TO BE DESCRIB$ :AT PLEASURE ,I D]IV$ FROM ?IS RES\RCE4 ,IT WAS A NEW BE+ ?AT DESC5D$ UPON ME4 ,9 ! ROOM ( DEAD1 NAK$1 & DISCOLOR$ WALLS1 ,I BEHELD ! CANOPY ( HEAV54 ,9 ! ROOM ( ! EV]-TURN+ SWIFTS1 :I* 9 MULTITUDES SURR\ND$ ME ON EV]Y SIDE1 ,I BEHELD ! TREES & ! FIELDS1 ! FRUITS ( RURAL 9DU/RY1 & ! GR& FEATURES ( ALL-P[]FUL NATURE4 ',OH1 ,SWITZ]L&6' ,I W\LD HAVE SAID1 IF ,I HAD D>$ TRU/ MY LIPS EV5 9 SOLILOQUY ) ! 5*ANT+ S\ND1 -- 'NURSE ( MY *E]FUL 9FANCY1 9 !SE BEAUTE\S RETREATS1 ME?9KS ,I SEE !E /ILL6' -- ,I SC5T$ ! FRAGRANT AIR1 & ,I EX*ANG$ ! FLAGG+ SONGS ( MY BRO!R-SLAVES1 = ! JOY\S W>BL+ ( ! VOCAL WOODS4 ,! POORE/ SLAVE ?AT LIVES1 :5 )DRAWN 9TO A SOLITUDE LIKE ?IS1 IS UPON A LEVEL ) ! GREATE/ LORD4 ,IF HE DOES NOT TREAD UPON FLOORS ( PORPHYRY1 & IS NOT CANOPI$ ) RO(S ( GRANITE1 HE1 H[EV]1 POSSESSES HIMSELF 9 ! MID/ ( A PALACE MORE GLORI\S ?AN HUMAN F+]S EV] =M$4 0,Y\ MAY ?9K1 P]HAPS1 ?AT MY ,SUNDAY 5JOYM5TS1 SU* AS ,I DESCRIBE1 W]E ( TOO GRAVE & CONTEMPLATIVE A *>ACT]1 TO BELONG TO SU* E>LY YE>S4 ,I ASSURE Y\1 H[EV]1 ,I DO NOT DESCRIBE !M UP TO ! HEIK1 ?AT ADV]SITY1 OR RA!R ! CONTRA/ BETWE5 PRES5T ADV]SITY & PA/ GOOD =TUNE1 T5DS BEYOND ALL O!R ?+S TO %>P5 ! APPREH5SION4 ,!SE SC5ES W\LD HAVE PRODUC$ NO SU* EFFECT UPON ! O!R BOYS ( ! MILL1 BECAUSE !Y HAD KN[N NO SU* CONTRA/4 ,!Y W\LD NOT HAVE AF=D$ ME ! DELIT FELT NO LESS UN*A9$ & FREE AT !SE P]IODS1 ?AN IS ! RIV]1 :I* BAD BE5 LOCK$ UP 9 FRO/1 & AT L5G? BY ! 9FLU5CE ( G5IAL ZEPHYRS IS RE/OR$ TO H] BELOV$ MURMUR+S & ME&]S4 0,I FIRMLY BELIEVE ?AT1 IF !RE HAD BE5 NO ,SUNDAYS & HOLIDAYS1 ,I %\LD HAVE REMA9$ MANY YE>S ! PRISON] ( ,M4 ,VAUBLANC4 ,MY DAYS ( LABOR W]E DAYS ( OBLIVION4 ,IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO DESCRIBE TO Y\ ! /ATE ( M9D ( A HUMAN CREATURE1 :OSE 9CESSANT (FICE IT IS FROM MORN+ TO NI9ESS1 5NUI1 IMBECILITY1 & IDIOTISM4 ,CONCEIVE H[ ?IS PROGRESS IS IMP$$ BY ! TASK ( CONT9UALLY WAT*+ FIFTY-SIX ?READS6 ,! QUANTITY ( ?\ITY1 OR ! HOOK+ ( ONE UPON ! O!R1 ?AT ! PROCESS ( ?9K+ IS C>RI$ ON4 ,9 BOOKS & 9 LIV+ DISC\RSE ! CASE IS ! SAME2 !RE IS A CON/ANT CONNECTION & TRANSITION1 LEAD+ ON ! *A9 ( ! >GUM5T4 ,TRY ! EXP]IM5T ( READ+ = HALF AN H\R A P>CEL ( WORDS ?R[N TOGE!R AT R&OM1 :I* REFLECT NO LIE ! FRUITS ( SU* AN EMPLOYM5T4 ,IT ULTIMATELY TRANS=MS ! BE+ :O IS SUBJECT$ TO IT1 9TO QUITE A DIFF]5T CLASS OR SPECIES ( ANIMAL4 0,MY ,SUNDAYS1 AS ,I HAVE SAID1 RE/OR$ ME TO ! SORT ( CREATURE ,I HAD BE54 ,AT FIR/1 ! FEEL+ ( ?IS WAS 5\< = ME2 ,I WAS TOO HAPPY TO BE CAPABLE ( MU* REFLECTION4 ,I LEAP$1 & SKIPP$1 & RAN1 & PLAY$ A ?\S& RIDICUL\S ANTICS1 ?AT ,I MINI%$ BY ! RECOLLECTION ?AT1 :5 ,SUNDAY WAS GONE1 ,MONDAY1 & AFT] ?AT FIVE O!R MORTAL DAYS1 W\LD 9EVITABLY FOLL[4 ,! DAY ( RE/ WAS SO %ORT6 ,FROM 3 ,AN>*Y ,>*IVES4 ,*RONOLOGY 3 ,NOVEMB] #c1 #ahd 3 ,VOLUME #a1 ,*APT] #ab -- ,PUBLICATION4 ,JANU>Y #b#h1 #bag 3 ,VOLUME #a1 ,*APT] #ab -- ,ADD$4 FILE G5]AT$ FROM 3 HTTP3_/_/REVOLTLIB4COM_/