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You cannot have any god of this kind without some such cumbrous
contrivance to bridge over the gulf and make communication possible. It
is called theology. It complicates life very considerably. Yes," he
pursued, "the vertical-god system is not only vulgar; it is perplexing
and expensive. Think of the wastage, of the myriads of people who have
been sacrificed because they misinterpreted some enigmatical word in
the code. Why are you intent on these conundrums?"
"Well, partly at least, it's quite a practical matter. You know that
American millionaire, van Koppen, and the scandal attached to his
peculiar habits? It made me wonder, only yesterday--"
But at this juncture the tiresome old boatman lifted up his voice once
more.
"See that high cliff, gentlemens? Funny thing happen there, very funny.
Dam-fool foreigner here, he collect flowers. Always collecting flowers
on bad rocks; sometimes with rope round him, for fear of falling; with
rope, ha, ha, ha! Nasty man. And poor. No money at all.


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