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Chapter 31
A nd don't forget that if you want, you can
find a cause,
2 and become obsessed by it,
3 and use it to keep from thinking about anything at all in your private
life,
4 Because as many of you already know,
5 aA woman with a cause can be the most ruthless, inflexible,
unthinking juggernaut to be found on the face of the planet,
6 Which is what the Way of Harry is all about,
7 Because when you have identified the opposition,
8 And the orthodoxy,
9 There is nothing left to think about,
10 As long as the orthodoxy would fit comfortably on a bbumper
sticker.
11 Indeed, having the right sort of cause is a kind of cparadise
on earth,
12 And it can compensate you for almost everything,
13 Including an unfaithful husband,
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a. Ned.34.17-24
b. Ann.18.5-26
c. Cen.8.1-3
Wil.29.3-12
d. Zig.10.13
e. Zig.10.14
f. Swar.11.11-12
g. 18.1
h. 15.20-22
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14 And bitter, sullen children,
15 and aborted career plans,
16 And even a severe shortage of dthings,
17 Although ethings are always nice to have, of course.
18 and if you have a cause,
19 fIt doesn't even matter at all that it won't really help
save the planet,
20 And it doesn't even matter if you identify the wrong targets for blame,
21 gEven if they're other women.
22 hAll that matters is that you can enjoy the transcendent
pleasure of hatred,
23 and don't have to think about all the other things that are wrong with
your life,
24 Whatever they are,
25 And no matter whose fault they might seem to be,
26 If one of them were being "objective" about it.
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