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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,ALB]T ,CAMUS 

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,= ME 0,! ,MY? ( ,SISYPHUS0 M>KS ! BEG9N+ ( AN IDEA 
:I* ,I WAS TO PURSUE 9 ,! ,REBEL4 ,IT ATTEMPTS TO RESOLVE ! 
PROBLEM ( SUICIDE1 AS ,! ,REBEL ATTEMPTS TO RESOLVE ?AT ( 
MURD]1 9 BO? CASES )\T ! AID ( ET]NAL VALUES :I*1 
TEMPOR>ILY P]HAPS1 >E ABS5T OR DI/ORT$ 9 CONTEMPOR>Y 
,EUROPE4 ,! FUNDAM5TAL SUBJECT ( 0,! ,MY? ( ,SISYPHUS0 IS 
?IS3 IT IS LEGITIMATE & NECESS>Y TO WOND] :E!R LIFE HAS A 
MEAN+2 !RE=E IT IS LEGITIMATE TO MEET ! PROBLEM ( SUICIDE 
FACE TO FACE4 ,! ANSW]1 UND]LY+ & APPE>+ ?R\< ! 
P>ADOXES :I* COV] IT1 IS ?IS3 EV5 IF ONE DOES NOT BELIEVE 9 
,GOD1 SUICIDE IS NOT LEGITIMATE4 ,WRITT5 FIFTE5 YE>S AGO1 9 #a#i#d1 
AMID ! ,FR5* & ,EUROPEAN DISA/]1 ?IS BOOK DECL>ES ?AT 
EV5 )9 ! LIMITS ( NIHILISM IT IS POSSIBLE TO F9D ! MEANS TO 
PROCE$ BEYOND NIHILISM4 ,9 ALL ! BOOKS ,I HAVE WRITT5 S9CE1 ,I 
HAVE ATTEMPT$ TO PURSUE ?IS DIRECTION4 ,AL?\< 0,! ,MY? ( 
,SISYPHUS0 POSES MORTAL PROBLEMS1 IT SUMS ITSELF UP = ME AS A 
LUCID 9VITATION TO LIVE & TO CREATE1 9 ! V]Y MID/ ( ! DES]T4 

,IT HAS H5CE BE5 ?\<T POSSIBLE TO APP5D TO ?IS 
PHILOSOPHICAL >GUM5T A S]IES ( ESSAYS1 ( A K9D ,I HAVE NEV] 
CEAS$ WRIT+1 :I* >E SOME:AT M>G9AL TO MY O!R BOOKS4 

,9 A MORE LYRICAL =M1 !Y ALL ILLU/RATE ?AT ESS5TIAL FLUCTUATION 
FROM ASS5T TO REFUSAL :I*1 9 MY VIEW1 DEF9ES ! >TI/ & HIS 
DIFFICULT CALL+4 ,! UNITY ( ?IS BOOK1 ?AT ,I %\LD LIKE TO BE 
APP>5T TO ,AM]ICAN READ]S AS IT IS TO ME1 RESIDES 9 ! 
REFLECTION1 ALT]NATELY COLD & IMPASSION$1 9 :I* AN >TI/ 
MAY 9DULGE AS TO HIS REASONS = LIV+ & = CREAT+4 ,AFT] 
FIFTE5 YE>S ,I HAVE PROGRESS$ BEYOND SEV]AL ( ! POSITIONS 
:I* >E SET D[N H]E2 BUT ,I HAVE REMA9$ FAI?FUL1 IT SEEMS TO 
ME1 TO ! EXIG5CY :I* PROMPT$ !M4 ,?AT IS :Y ?IS HOOK IS 
9 A C]TA9 S5SE ! MO/ P]SONAL ( ?OSE ,I HAVE PUBLI%$ 9 
,AM]ICA4 ,MORE ?AN ! O!RS1 !RE=E1 IT HAS NE$ ( ! 
9DULG5CE & UND]/&+ ( ITS READ]S4 

--,ALB]T ,CAMUS1 ,P>IS1 ,M>* #aiee 

= ,P,A,S,C,A,L ,P,I,A 

,O MY S\L1 DO NOT ASPIRE TO IMMORTAL LIFE1 BUT EXHAU/ ! LIMITS 
( ! POSSIBLE4 

--,P9D>1 ,PY?IAN III 

,! PAGES ?AT FOLL[ DEAL ) AN ABSURD S5SITIVITY ?AT CAN 
BE F\ND WIDESPREAD 9 ! AGE--& NOT ) AN ABSURD 
PHILOSOPHY :I* \R TIME1 PROP]LY SPEAK+1 HAS NOT KN[N4 ,IT IS 
!RE=E SIMPLY FAIR TO PO9T \T1 AT ! \TSET1 :AT !SE PAGES 
[E TO C]TA9 CONTEMPOR>Y ?9K]S4 ,IT IS SO F> FROM MY 9T5TION 
TO HIDE ?IS ?AT !Y ,WILL BE F\ND CIT$ & COMM5T$ UPON 
?R\<\T ?IS WORK4 

,BUT IT IS USEFUL TO NOTE AT ! SAME TIME ?AT ! ABSURD1 HI!RTO 
TAK5 AS A CONCLUSION1 IS CONSID]$ 9 ?IS ESSAY AS A />T+- 
PO9T4 ,9 ?IS S5SE IT MAY BE SAID ?AT !RE IS SOME?+ 
PROVISIONAL 9 MY COMM5T>Y3 ONE CANNOT PREJUDGE ! POSITION IT 
5TAILS4 ,!RE WILL BE F\ND H]E M]ELY ! DESCRIPTION1 9 ! PURE 
/ATE1 ( AN 9TELLECTUAL MALADY4 ,NO METAPHYSIC1 NO BELIEF IS 
9VOLV$ 9 IT = ! MOM5T4 ,!SE >E ! LIMITS & ! ONLY 
BIAS ( ?IS BOOK4 ,C]TA9 P]SONAL EXP]I5CES URGE ME TO MAKE 
?IS CLE>4 

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