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23   It is not to diffuse you that you were born of your      mother and father — it is to identify you,
It is not that you should be undecided, but that you      should be decided;
Something long preparing and formless is arrived and      form'd in you,
You are henceforth secure, whatever comes or goes.
24  The threads that were spun are gathered, the weft      crosses the warp, the pattern is systematic.
25  The preparations have every one been justified,
The orchestra have sufficiently tuned their instru-     ments — the baton has given the signal.
26  The guest that was coming — he waited long, for      reasons — he is now housed,
He is one of those who are beautiful and happy — he      is one of those that to look upon and be with      is enough.
27   The law of the past cannot be eluded,
The law of the present and future cannot be eluded,
The law of the living cannot be eluded — it is eternal,
The law of promotion and transformation cannot be      eluded,
The law of heroes and good-doers cannot be eluded,
The law of drunkards, informers, mean persons — not      one iota thereof can be eluded.