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1.
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.
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.
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