WHAT IS MAN

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WHAT IS MAN Mark Twain

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  IfIwerenowimprisonedonamountainsummitahundredmilesnorthwardofthispoint,andwasdeniedatimepiece,I

  couldgetalongwellenoughfromfourtillsixoncleardays,forIcouldkeeptraceofthetimebythechangingshapesofthesemightyshadowsoftheVirgin’sfront,themoststupendousdialI

  amacquaintedwith,theoldestclockintheworldbyacoupleofmillionyears。

  IsupposeIshouldnothavenoticedtheformsoftheshadowsifIhadn’tthehabitofhuntingforfacesinthecloudsandinmountaincragsasortofamusementwhichisveryentertainingevenwhenyoudon’tfindany,andbrilliantlysatisfyingwhenyoudo。IhavesearchedthroughseveralbushelsofphotographsoftheJungfrauhere,butfoundonlyonewiththeFaceinit,andinthiscaseitwasnotstrictlyrecognizableasaface,whichwasevidencethatthepicturewastakenbeforefouro’clockintheafternoon,andalsoevidencethatallthephotographershavepersistentlyoverlookedoneofthemostfascinatingfeaturesoftheJungfraushow。Isayfascinating,becauseifyouoncedetectahumanfaceproducedonagreatplanbyunconsciousnature,younevergettiredofwatchingit。Atfirstyoucan’tmakeanotherpersonseeitatall,butafterhehasmadeitoutoncehecan’tseeanythingelseafterward。

  TheKingofGreeceisamanwhogoesaroundquietlyenoughwhenoffduty。Onedaythissummerhewastravelinginanordinaryfirstclasscompartment,justinhisothersuit,theonewhichheworkstherealminwhenheisathome,andsohewasnotlookinglikeanybodyinparticular,butagooddeallikeeverybodyingeneral。ByandbyaheartyandhealthyGerman

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