edtothen,andtherestillseeto
norangehatchoice
henfessedthathehadbychance
ightjustassheepinto
llasandllasintosheepisupposethereissothinginthehunforhatappealstotheartisticture
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nfinedselftonkingonceortehe
inuteperhapstheseyearshohey
haveslippedbyandhereihaveedadaysavingyourlife,andaoyselftheislandofdooreau
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but,saidi,istilldonotunderstandwhereisyourjustificationforinflictingallthispaintheonlythingthatuldexee
application
predifferently
nstitutedsyouarea
terialist
iaotaterialist,ibeganhotly
invieyvieisjustthisquestionof
painthatpartsussolongasvisibleoraudiblepaintusyousick;solongasyourownpainsdriveyou;solongaspainunderliesyourpropositionsaboutsin,solong,itellyou,youareananil,thinkingalittlelessobscurelyalfeelsthispain
igaveaniatientshrugatsuchsophistry
oh,butitissuchalittlethingandtrulyopenedtoustseethatitisalittle
thingitybethatsaveinthislittlepla,thisspeckofscdust,invisiblelongbeforetheneareststaruldbeattaineditybe,isay,thatnohis
thingcalledpainoccurbutthelaay
toongliving
things,oreau
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ashespokehedrehispocket,
openedthesllerblade,andvedhischairsothatiuldseehisthighthen,choosingtheplacedeliberately,hedrovethebladeintohislegandhdre
nodoubt,hesaid,youhaveseenthatbeforeitdoesnothurtapinprickbutdoesitshoy
forpainisnotneededinthescle,anditisnotplacedthere,isbutlittleneededintheskin,andonlyhereandthereoverthethighisaspotcapableoffeelingpainpainissilyourintrinsicdicaladvisertowausandstilateusnotalllivingfleshispainful;norisallnerve,notevenallsensorynervetheresnotintofpain,realpain,inthesensationsoftheoptierveifyouwoundtheoptierelyseeflashesoflight,justas
diseaseoftheauditorynerverelyansahuinginourearsplantsdonotfeelpain,northeloals;itspossiblethatsuchanilsasthestarfishandcrayfishdonotfeelpainatallthenen,thereintelligenttheybee,thereintelligentlytheyertheir
ohelesstheyhegoadtokeep
theutofdangerineveryetheardofauselessthingthatgroundoutofexistencebyevolutionsoonerorlaterdidyouandpaingetsneedlesstheislandofdooreau114of209
theniareligiousn,prendick,aseverysane
nstbeitybe,ifancy,thatihaveseenreof
theakerthanyou,forihave
soughthislayylife,whileyou,i
understand,havebeenllectingbutterfliesanditellyou,pleasureandpainhavenothingtodohheavenorhellpleasureandpainbahisyourtheologiansecstasybuthotshouriinthedarkthisstoreh
nandensetonpleasureandpain,prendick,istherkofthebeastuponthetherkofthebeast
fropain,painandpleasure,theyare
forusonlysolongashedust
yousee,ionhthisresearchjustthe
ledthatistheonlyrueresearch
goingiaskedaquestion,devisedsothodof
obtaininganansafreshquestionhis
possibleorthatpossibleyouagihis
anstoaninvestigator,anintellectualpassiongroyouagihestrange,
lourlessdelightoftheseintellectualdesiresthethingbeforeyouisnolongerananil,afelloure,butaprobleyathetiber
asathingiusedtosufferfroearsagoioreau
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theohingielitof
plasticityinalivingshape
but,saidi,thethingisanabonation
tothisdayihavenevertroubledabouttheethicsofthetter,hentinuedthestudyofnaturekesa
natlastasrerselessasnatureihavegoneon,notheedinganythingbutthequestionihe
terialhasdrippedintothehutsyonderitisreallyelevenyearssineryand
sixkanakasireerthegreenstillnessoftheislandandtheetyoceanaboutus,asthoughiterday
theplaceseede
thestoreshehousethe
kanakasfoundedsohutsneartheravineito
etherewere
sodisagreeablethingshappenedatfirstibeganhasheep,andkilleditafteradayandahalfbyaslipofthesadeathingofpainand
fearandleftitbounduptohealitlookedquitehunto;buttoitiwas
disntentedeered,anderrified
beyondigination;andithadnorethanthesofasheepthereilookedatitthecluieritseed,
untilatlastiputthensteroutofitsserythesetheislandofdooreau116of209
anilshouturage,thesefearhaunted,paindriventhings,houtasparkofpugnaciousenergytofacetot,theyarenogoodfoking
thenitookagorillaihad;anduponthat,workingasteringdifficultyafterdifficulty,i
defirstnalltheandday,i
uldedhiithebrainthat
neededulding;uchchanged
ithoughthifairspecinofthenegroidtypewhenihadfinishedhiandhelaybandaged,bound,andtionlessbeforeitas
assuredthatilefthindagain,and
foundntgorye
ofthecriesasthethinggrean,crieslikethosethatdisturbedyousoididnttakehiletelyintonfidenceatfirstandthekanakastoo,hadrealisedsothingofittheyoftheirsbythe
sightofm
