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Such were the professor's words-rather let me say such the words

of the fate-enounced to destroy me. As he went on I felt as if my

soul were grappling with a palpable enemy; one by one the various

keys were touched which formed the mechanism of my being; chord

after chord was sounded, and soon my mind was filled with one

thought, one conception, one purpose. So much has been done,

exclaimed the soul of Frankenstein-more, far more, will I

achieve; treading in the steps already marked, I will pioneer a

new way, explore unknown powers, and unfold to the world the

deepest mysteries of creation.