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JeLuisBes
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[1]Noonesawhimdisembarkintheunanimousnight，heBambookingintothesacredmud，butwithinafewdaysnoonewasuhesilentmaheSouthandthathishomewasoevillagesupstream，omouheZeihGreekandwhereleprosyisiruthisthattheobskissedthemud，cameupthebankwithoutpushingaside（probablywithoutfeeling）thebrambleswhichdilaceratedhisflesh，anddraggedhimself，nauseousandbloodstaihecirclosureedbyastoigerorhorse，whicewasthecolouroffireandnowwasthatofashes.Thiscirclele，longagodevouredbyfire，whichthemalarialjunglehadprofanedandwhosegodnolohehomageofmen.
[2]Thepurposewhichguidedhimossible，thoughiterodreamamaodreamhimwithmiyahimihismagicalprojecthadexhaustedtheeofhissoul;ifsomeonehadaskedhimhisowraitofhispreviouslife，hewouldnothavebeeoaheuninhabitedaemplesuitedhim，foritwasaminimumofvisibleworld;thehepeasantsalsosuitedhim，fortheywouldseethathisfrugaliesweresupplied.Theridfruitoftheirtributeweresuffitsustenanceforhisbody，secratedtothesoletaskofsleepinganddreaming.
[3]Atfirst，hisdreamswereewhatlater，theywereofadialeature.Thestrahewasireofacircularamphitheatrewhiewaywastheburemple:cloudsofsilesfilledthegradins;thefacesofthelastoneshuuriesawayandataicheight，butwereentirelydprecise.Themaothemonanatomy，agic;theedwitheagerrovetorespondwithuanding，asiftheydiviaionwhichwouldredeemohemfromhisstateofvainappearaerpolatehimintotheworldofreality.Theman，bothindreamsandawake，sideredhisphantoms’replies，wasnotdeceivedbyimpostors，divinedagrowingintelligeaiies.Hesoughtasoulwhieritpartiintheuniverse.
[4]Afters，heprehehsomebitterhecouldexpegofthosestudentswhopassivelyacceptedhisdoes，butthathecouldofthosewho，attimes，wouldventureareasoradi.Thefhworthyofloveaion，otrisetothestateofindividuals;thelatterpre-existedsomewhatmore.Oernoon（nowhisafternooariesofsleep，nowheremainedawakeonlyforacoupleofhoursatdawn）hedismissedthevastilluseforeveraheobstihsharpfeatureswhichreproducedthoseofthedreamer.Hewasnotlongdiscertedbyhispanions’suddeiress，afterafewspeciallessons，astoueaevertheless，catastropheehemanemergedfromsleeponedayasiffromaviscousdesert，lookedatthevainlightofafternoon，whichatfirsthefusedwiththatofdawn，ahathehadnotreallydreamt.Allthatnightandallday，theiyofinsomniaweighedupooexplorethejuhimself;amidstthehemlocks，hewasscarcelyabletomachesoffeeblesleep，fleetinglymottledwithsomerudimentaryvisionswhichwereuseless.Hetriedtovokethedhadscarcelyutteredafewbriefwordsofexhortatiobeedainguished.Inhisalmostperpetualsleeplessness，hisoldeyesburearsofanger.
[5]Hepreheheefforttomouldtheiaiginousmatterdreamaremadeofwasthemostarduoustaskamandertake，thoughhemightpeeallenigmasoftheupperandlowerorders:muchmorearduousthanethefad.Hepreheaninitialfailurewasiable.Hesworehewettheenormoushalluwhichhadmisledhimatfirst，aahiti，hededicatedamonthtoreplenishingthepowershisdeliriumhadwasted.Heabandonedaiand，almostatonce，wasabletosleepforasiderablepartoftheday.Thefewtimeshedreamtduringthisperiod，hedidiceofthedreams.Totakeuphistaskagaieduntilthemoon’sdiskerfe，iernoon，hepurifiedhimselfiheriver，worshippedtheplaarygods，utteredthelawfulsyllablesofapowerfulnameaimmediately，hedreamtofabeati.
[6]Hedreamtitasactive，warm，secret，thesizeofclosedfist，ofgarthepenumbraofahumanbodyasyetwithoutfaceorsex;withminutelovehedreamtit，forfourteenluights.Eaightheperceiveditwithgreaterclarity.Hedidnottouchit，perhapsgitwithhiseyes.Heperceivedit，liveit，frommanydistandmahefourteenthouchedthepulmohhisfihenthewholeheart，i.TheexaminationsatisfiedhiDeliberately，hedidnotdreamfht;theheheartagaiheheplaoenvisioheprincipalans.Withinayearhereachedtheskeletoheinnumerablehairsthemostdifficulttask.Hedreamtaan，ayouth，butthisyouthotrisenordidhespeaknorcouldheopeafternight，themahimasasleep.
[7]IiogohedemiurgikneadandmouldaredAdamwhootstandalone;asunskilfulanddelementaryasthisAdamofdustwastheAdamofdreamsfabricatedbythemagiightofeffort.Ohemanalmostdestroyedhiswork，butthewouldhavebeeerforhimhadhedestroyedit.）Oncehehadpletedhissuppliihandtheriver，hethrewhimselfdowoftheeffigysatigerandperhapsahorse，asunknownsuccour.Thattwilight，hedreamtofthestatue.Hedreamtofitasalivihing:itwasnotanatroerahthesevehemeondalsoabull，arose，atempest.ThismultiplegodrevealedtohimthatitsearthlynamewasFire，thatinthecirculartemple（askind）peoplehadresacrifiddthatitwouldmagicallygivelifetothesleepingphantom，insuchawaythatallcreaturesexceptFireitselfandthedreamerwouldbelievehimtobeamanoffreshandblood.Themahedivinitytoinstructhiscreatureinitsrites，aobeotherbrokentemplewhosepyramidssurviveddowhatiededifiightgiveglorytothegod.Inthedreamer’sdream，thedreamedoneawoke.
[8]Themagicarriedouttheseorders.Hedevotedaperiodoftime（risedtwoyears）tthearaoftheuhefireculttohisdreamwardly，itpaiobeseparatedfromtheboy.Uofpedagogiecessity，eachdayheprolohehourshededicatedtohisdreams.Healsoredidtherightshoulder，sdefit.Attimes，hewastroubledbytheimpressionthatallthishadhappenedbefeneral，hisdaysy;whenheclosedhiseyes，hewouldthink:NowIshallbewithmysoen:ThechildIhaveesmeandwillifIdonotgotohi
[9]Gradually，heaedtheboytoreality.Onceheorderedhimtoplaeronadistahefollowingday，thebannerfliountaiheras，eachmtha.Heuoodwithbitterhissonwasready—andperhapsimpatiehatnighthekissedhimforthefirsttimeaotheothertemplewhosedebrisshohroughmanyleaguesofirigleands.Butfirst（sothathewouldneverknohantom，sothathewouldbethoughtamahers）heiohimapleteoblivionofhisyearsofapprenticeship.
[10]Theman’svidpeaceweredimmedbywearidawnandattwilight，hewouldprostratehimselfbeforethestihathisunrealchildragthesamerites，inothercirs，downight，hewouldnotdream，orwoulddreamonlyasallmehesoundsandformsoftheuhacolourlessness:hisabsentsouredwiththesediminutionsofhissoul.Hislife’spurposelete;themaedinakiasy.Afteratime，whienarratorsofhisstoryprefertoputeinyearsara，hewasawakebytwoboatmen;heotseetheirfaces，buttheytoldhimofamagiatempleoftheNorthwhocouldobeburhemagisuddehewordsofthegod.Herecalledthat，ofallthecreaturesoftheworld，firewastheoknewhissonhantoThisre，atfirstsoothing，finallytormentedhiHefearedhissoeonhisabneanddissomewaythathiswasthate.obetheprojeofanothermaafeelingofhumiliatio!（theyhavepermittedtoexist）inmereorpleasure;itwasnaturalthatthemagishouldfearforthefutureofthatsohought，limbbylimbaure，inathousanights.
[11]Theendofhismeditationswassudden，thoughitwasforetns.First（afteralht）afarawayahill，lightandrapidasabird;then，towardsthesouth，theskywhichhadtherosecolouroftheleopard’smouth;thenthesmokewhietalliights;finally，thepanickyflightoftheanimals.Foreninghadhappenedmauriesago.Theruinsod’ssaroyedbyfire.Ihemagisawthetricblazedthewalls.Foramomeoftakiheriver，butthedeathwasingtohisoldageandabsolvehimofhislabours.Hewalkedintotheshredsofflame.Buttheydidohisflesh，theycaressedhimahoutheatorbustiohhumiliation，withterror，heuhathetooearabyanother.
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Notes
1.JeLuisBes（1899-1986）:Hewasaiorywriter，essayist，poetandtranslatorborninBuenosAires.Hisworkembracesthe“chararealityiure”
.Hismostfamousbooks，Fies（1944）andTheAleph（1949），arepilationsofshortstoriesiedbyessuchasdreams，labyrinths，libraries，mirrors，animals，fialwriters，philionandGod.Hisworkshavetributedtophilosophicalliteratureandalsotothefantastire，agereasttherealismnaturalismofthe19thtury.ScholarshavealsosuggestedthatBressiveblindoovativeliterarysymbinatioionalfamewassolidatedinthe1960s，aidedbythe“LatinAmeri”
andthesuccessarcíaMárquez’sOneHundredYearsofSolitude.WriteraJ.M.Coetzeesaidofhim:“He，morethaedthelaionandthusopeeionofSpanishAmeriovelists.”
&referstolatemiddlePersiaariesontheindividualbooksoftheAvesta（波斯古教）withinZoroastriaefromthe3rdto10thturiesaendedforuseastheologicaltextsbythemselvesbutfiousinstruofthean-speakingpublic.
3.Gnosticism（相信神秘直觉的早期基督教派，诺斯替教派）:Itisamodernscholarlytermforasetiousbeliefsandspiritualpraongsomeearlyandnroupsostied”
）byIreherearlyleaders.
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