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In the corridor the book lightened a little. On the sunny terrace, it was completely light. Seating himself at the table, N. opened the book. The title page declared: “Catalogue of Suicides.”
“For he that seeketh non-existence, this tractate shall be their calm companion on their last journey, their guide to the land of eternal rest. It is never too late, nor too early, to depart for that land; quite simply, existence here, on this side of the invisible barrier, must have become unbearable. Knowing this life and the people who inhabit this world, there can be little doubt that it has already become thus to many…”
There followed a discourse on the pros and cons of poison, nooses, blades, firearms, falling from windows, death under the wheels of a moving carriage, on the battlefield an
