The Empty Mirror
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to produce the most magnificent
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and historic film footage,
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footage delivered nightly
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from the front by courier
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for my personal review.
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So, my sons and daughters,
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take guidance from the arts...
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to write a bestseller
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or to stir a nation!
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Simplify.
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Your hero must have no fears
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and you villain no need
of affection.

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The fair maiden
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must be blonde,
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and the villain
must wear dark clothing

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and a mustache.
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Life is ambiguous.
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None of us
can stand ambiguity.

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Me, least of all.
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lf you told the truth,
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both the teller
and the listener

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would go insane.
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Tell me.
For you, what redeems life?

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The purely artistic.
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Read Nietzsche.
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But what of the spiritual
dimension?

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To be a creative artist,
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one inevitably
walks the spiritual path.

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ln fact,
they are the same path.

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Hmm.
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Good. Good.

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