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And yet, Aristotle devoted his second
book of poetics to comedy...
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as an instrument of truth.
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You have read this work?
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No, of course not.
It's been lost for many centuries.
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No, it is not!
It was never written!
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Because Providence doesn't
want futile things glorified.
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- Oh, that I must contest...
- Enough!
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This abbey is overshadowed by grief.
Yet you would...
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intrude on our sorrow
with idle banter!
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Forgive me, Venerable Jorge.
My remarks were truly out of place.
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Which was the Greek
translator's desk?
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This one.
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Come, Adso.
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- What did you deduce from that visit?
- That we're not meant to laugh in there.
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But you noticed how few books
there were on the scryptorium shelves?
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All those scriveners, copyists,
translators, researchers...
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thinkers... Where are the books
needed for their work?
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And for which this abbey
is famed.
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Where are the books?
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- Are you testing me, master?
- What do you mean?
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With all due respect...
:35:46
it seems that whenever you ask me a
question, you already have the answer.
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Do you know where the books are?
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No, but I'll wager my faith that that
tower contains something other than air.