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Chapter 43
yBut the followers weren’t familiar with this excrement, and so they asked Harry, “What is the meaning of what you have done? We do not understand, no matter how much we don’t think about it.”
2aWhereupon Harry replied to them, saying, Do this in remembrance of me.
3bLook upon your own face in the mirror,
4cWhich is the face of yourself alone,
5dAs we all are alone in this vast meaningless universe.
6eThen cover the face in the mirror with little white rocks,
7fWhich are the slayers of thought, and your gconsolation for all things which may trouble you.
8hWhen you have done this, take a razor blade,
9iWhich is as deadly and useful as jblame itself,
10kAnd cut the rocks into lines, so that the slayer of thought may serve you and your ldesire,
11mThen roll some money in your fingers,
12nBecause, outside of yourself, omoney is the only certainty one can have.
13pFinally, as you inhale, remember me,
14qFor the briefest possible instant,
15rWhich should not be too hard,
16sBecause when you have finished inhaling, you will no longer remember me,
17tOr anything else.
18uWith great seriousness, the followers did what Harry instructed,
19vAnd stopped thinking about anything at all for quite a while.
20wThen Harry spoke again, saying, One of you will identify me to the authorities this night,
21xBut that’s okay,
22yBecause I can take the heat.
23zThe rest of you will deny that you ever knew me,
24aaOr ever rode on my Learjet,
25bbOr did anything else with me,
26ccBut that’s okay too,
27ddFor I know that none of you will ever eebetray me.
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