ButwhileIamaliveandhavedesiresIwouldrathermyhandwerewitheredoffthanbringonebricktosuchabuilding！Don’tremindmethatIhavejustrejectedthepalaceofcrystalforthesolereasonthatonecannotputoutone’stongueatit。IdidnotsaybecauseIamsofondofputtingmytongueout。PerhapsthethingIresentedwas，thatofallyouredificestherehasnotbeenoneatwhichonecouldnotputoutone’stongue。Onthecontrary，IwouldletmytonguebecutoffoutofgratitudeifthingscouldbesoarrangedthatIshouldlosealldesiretoputitout。Itisnotmyfaultthatthingscannotbesoarranged，andthatonemustbesatisfiedwithmodelflats。ThenwhyamI
madewithsuchdesires？CanIhavebeenconstructedsimplyinordertocometotheconclusionthatallmyconstructionisacheat？Canthisbemywholepurpose？Idonotbelieveit。
Butdoyouknowwhat：Iamconvincedthatweundergroundfolkoughttobekeptonacurb。Thoughwemaysitfortyyearsundergroundwithoutspeaking，whenwedocomeoutintothelightofdayandbreakoutwetalkandtalkandtalk……
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Thelongandtheshortofitis，gentlemen，thatitisbettertodonothing！Betterconsciousinertia！Andsohurrahforunderground！ThoughIhavesaidthatIenvythenormalmantothelastdropofmybile，yetIshouldnotcaretobeinhisplacesuchasheisnow（thoughIshallnotceaseenvyinghim）。