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entirely regret them, but I am glad that they are ended. 

Observation and study in this ripe old files of ancient activity help to confirm my conviction of the uselessness of perpetual business strife and activity during too much of ones life.

Ramses II destroyed after their death, the work, in part, of his predecessors by most dastardly vandalism, and then devoted lots of fine artistic effort to the erection of great temples to commemorate his victories in many fields. But who now cares for his victories? His vandalism today is of greater importance. And how about 
his slaves? The pyramids are gradually disintegrating and some have already been torn down - these monuments which their builders believed to be everlastings- But why should a silly monument which in reality is only evidence of murderous labor by slaves continue to exist? Over work is actually over-vanity on something else near to it - or least, thats what I read in these mountains of labor and in the unending flow of the undying Nile. We study these things by sunlight and by moonlight, much is true, much is moonshine, but how much of it all is really worth while I shall never know nor never care to know. I am happy in seeing what has been and is: some on board, particularly [[strikethrough]] George Moore [[/strikethrough]] of Detroit, lawyer, I believe,