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"Enough," he pronounced resolutely and triumphantly. "I've done

with fancies, imaginary terrors and phantoms! Life is real!

haven't I lived just now? My life has not yet died with that old

woman! The Kingdom of Heaven to her--and now enough, madam, leave

me in peace! Now for the reign of reason and light... and of

will, and of strength... and now we will see! We will try our

strength!" he added defiantly, as though challenging some power

of darkness. "And I was ready to consent to live in a square of

space!