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Of the visages of things — And of piercing through      to the accepted hells beneath;
Of ugliness — To me there is just as much in it as      there is in beauty — And now the ugliness of      human beings is acceptable to me;
Of detected persons — To me, detected persons are      not, in any respect, worse than undetected per-     sons — and are not in any respect worse than I      am myself;
Of criminals — To me, any judge, or any juror, is      equally criminal — and any reputable person is      also — and the President is also.