The Empty Mirror
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Disciplined spontaneity.
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We stove for
the most extreme

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intensification
of possibilities.

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We elevated passion
above reason.

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We rescued
the German people

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from their drab,
predictable lives.

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We gave them a sense
of heroic belonging,

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a vision of victorious triumph
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over evil.
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A man will
do anything,

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as long as you take him
step by step.

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Break a shop window.
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Rough up a labor leader.
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Turn a neighborhood
into a ghetto.

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Shoot a man.
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Eliminate. Erase.
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lf you asked
a civilized people

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to take this last step first...
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it would be impossible.
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No!
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Give me that.
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Let's start again.
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Only as each order
was obeyed

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with absolute fidelity,
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did l recognize
the possibilities.

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My mind leapt ahead
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to the most extreme,
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fantastic scenarios.
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But my advice is,
go slow.

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Take small steps.
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A desire fulfilled
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must be followed
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by a somewhat
larger request,

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a slightly greater brutality.

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