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I
Inmyyounger
und
andmorevulnerableyearsmy
vater
fathergavemesomeadvicethatI’vebeenturningoverinmy
kopf
mindeversince.
“Wheneveryoufeellikecriticizinganyone,”he
sagte
toldme,“justrememberthat
alle
allthepeopleinthis
welt
worldhaven’thadtheadvantages
dass
thatyou’vehad.”
Hedidn’tsayany
mehr
more,butwe’vealwaysbeenunusuallycommunicativeinareservedway,
und
andIunderstoodthathe
meinte
meantagreatdealmore
als
thanthat.
Inconsequence,I’minclinedtoreserve
alle
alljudgements,ahabitthathasopenedup
viele
manycuriousnaturestome
und
andalsomademethevictimofnot
eine
afewveteranbores.
Theabnormal
verstand
mindisquicktodetect
und
andattachitselftothisquality
wenn
whenitappearsinanormalperson,
und
andsoitcameabout
so
thatincollegeIwasunjustlyaccusedofbeing
ein
apolitician,becauseIwasprivytothesecretgriefsofwild,unknownmen.
Meisten
Mostoftheconfidenceswereunsought—frequentlyIhavefeigned
schlaf
sleep,preoccupation,orahostilelevity
als
whenIrealizedbysomeunmistakablesign
dass
thatanintimaterevelationwasquiveringon
die
thehorizon;
fortheintimaterevelationsofyoungmen,oratleast
die
thetermsinwhichtheyexpressthem,areusuallyplagiaristic
und
andmarredbyobvioussuppressions.
Reservingjudgementsis
eine
amatterofinfinitehope.
Iam
immer noch
stillalittleafraidof
verpassen
missingsomethingifIforget
dass
that,asmyfathersnobbishlysuggested,
und
andIsnobbishlyrepeat,asenseofthefundamentaldecenciesisparcelledoutunequallyatbirth.
Und
And,afterboastingthiswayofmytolerance,Icometotheadmission
dass
thatithasalimit.
Conduct
kann
maybefoundedonthehardrockor
den
thewetmarshes,butafteracertain
punkt
pointIdon’tcarewhatit’sfounded
auf
on.
WhenIcamebackfromtheEastlastautumnIfelt
dass
thatIwantedtheworldtobeinuniform
und
andatasortofmoralattentionforever;
Iwantedno
mehr
moreriotousexcursionswithprivilegedglimpsesinto
das
thehumanheart.
OnlyGatsby,the
mann
manwhogiveshisnametothis
buch
book,wasexemptfrommyreaction—Gatsby,whorepresented
alles
everythingforwhichIhave
eine
anunaffectedscorn.
Ifpersonalityisanunbrokenseriesofsuccessfulgestures,thentherewassomethinggorgeousabout
ihm
him,someheightenedsensitivityto
die
thepromisesoflife,as
wenn
ifhewererelatedtooneofthoseintricatemachinesthatregisterearthquakestenthousandmiles
entfernt
away.
Thisresponsivenesshadnothingto
tun
dowiththatflabbyimpressionabilitywhichisdignified
unter
underthenameofthe“creativetemperament”—itwasanextraordinarygiftfor
hoffnung
hope,aromanticreadinesssuchasIhave
nie
neverfoundinanyotherperson
und
andwhichitisnotlikelyIshallever
finden
findagain.
No—Gatsbyturnedoutallrightatthe
ende
end;
itiswhatpreyedonGatsby,whatfouldustfloatedinthewakeofhisdreamsthattemporarily
geschlossen
closedoutmyinterestintheabortivesorrows
und
andshort-windedelationsofmen.
My
familie
familyhavebeenprominent,well-to-dopeoplein
dieser
thisMiddleWesterncityfor
drei
threegenerations.
TheCarrawaysare
etwas
somethingofaclan,andwe
haben
haveatraditionthatwe’redescendedfromtheDukesofBuccleuch,
aber
buttheactualfounderofmy
linie
linewasmygrandfather’sbrother,who
kam
camehereinfifty-one,sentasubstitutetotheCivilWar,
und
andstartedthewholesalehardwarebusinessthatmy
vater
fathercarriesontoday.
I
nie
neversawthisgreat-uncle,butI’msupposedtolooklikehim—withspecialreferenceto
das
theratherhard-boiledpaintingthathangsinfather’s
büro
office.
IgraduatedfromNewHavenin1915,
nur
justaquarterofacentury
nach
aftermyfather,anda
etwas
littlelaterIparticipatedinthatdelayedTeutonicmigrationknownastheGreat
Krieg
War.
Ienjoyedthecounter-raidsothoroughlythatIcamebackrestless.
Insteadofbeingthewarmcentreofthe
welt
world,theMiddleWestnowseemedliketheraggededgeoftheuniverse—soIdecidedto
gehen
goEastandlearnthebondbusiness.
Alle
EverybodyIknewwasin
die
thebondbusiness,soIsupposedit
könnte
couldsupportonemoresingle
mann
man.
Allmyauntsandunclestalkeditoverasiftheywerechoosing
eine
aprepschoolforme,
und
andfinallysaid,“Why—ye-es,”with
sehr
verygrave,hesitantfaces.
Fatheragreedtofinancemefor
ein
ayear,andaftervariousdelaysI
kam
cameEast,permanently,Ithought,inthespringoftwenty-two.
Thepracticalthingwasto
finden
findroomsinthecity,
aber
butitwasawarmseason,
und
andIhadjustlefta
land
countryofwidelawnsandfriendlytrees,so
als
whenayoungmanatthe
büro
officesuggestedthatwetakea
haus
housetogetherinacommutingtown,it
klang
soundedlikeagreatidea.
Hefoundthe
haus
house,aweather-beatencardboardbungalowateightyamonth,
aber
butatthelastminutethefirmorderedhimtoWashington,
und
andIwentouttothe
land
countryalone.
Ihadadog—atleastIhadhimfora
paar
fewdaysuntilheranaway—andanoldDodge
und
andaFinnishwoman,whomademy
bett
bedandcookedbreakfastandmutteredFinnishwisdomtoherself
über
overtheelectricstove.
Itwaslonelyfor
ein
adayorsountilonemorningsome
mann
man,morerecentlyarrivedthan
Ich
I,stoppedmeontheroad.
“HowdoyougettoWestEggvillage?”
he
fragte
askedhelplessly.
Itoldhim.
Und
AndasIwalkedonIwaslonely
nicht
nolonger.
Iwasaguide,apathfinder,anoriginalsettler.
Hehadcasuallyconferredonmethefreedomoftheneighbourhood.
Und
Andsowiththesunshine
und
andthegreatburstsofleavesgrowingonthetrees,justasthingsgrowinfastmovies,Ihadthatfamiliarconvictionthat
leben
lifewasbeginningoveragainwiththesummer.
Therewasso
viel
muchtoread,foronething,
und
andsomuchfinehealthtobepulleddown
aus
outoftheyoungbreath-giving
luft
air.
Iboughtadozenvolumesonbanking
und
andcreditandinvestmentsecurities,
und
andtheystoodonmyshelfin
rot
redandgoldlikenew
geld
moneyfromthemint,promisingtounfoldtheshiningsecretsthat
nur
onlyMidasandMorganandMaecenasknew.
Und
AndIhadthehighintentionofreading
viele
manyotherbooksbesides.
Iwasratherliteraryincollege—oneyearIwrote
eine
aseriesofverysolemn
und
andobviouseditorialsfortheYaleNews—and
jetzt
nowIwasgoingtobringback
aller
allsuchthingsintomy
leben
lifeandbecomeagainthatmostlimitedof
aller
allspecialists,the“well-roundedman.”
Thisisn’t
nur
justanepigram—lifeismuchmoresuccessfullylookedatfromasinglewindow,afterall.
Itwasamatterofchance
dass
thatIshouldhaverenteda
haus
houseinoneofthestrangestcommunitiesinNorthAmerica.
ItwasonthatslenderriotousislandwhichextendsitselfdueeastofNewYork—and
wo
wherethereare,amongothernaturalcuriosities,
zwei
twounusualformationsofland.
Twentymilesfromthe
stadt
cityapairofenormouseggs,identicalincontour
und
andseparatedonlybyacourtesybay,jutoutintothe
meisten
mostdomesticatedbodyofsaltwaterintheWesternhemisphere,thegreatwetbarnyardofLongIslandSound.
Theyarenotperfectovals—liketheeggintheColumbus
geschichte
story,theyarebothcrushedflatatthecontactend—buttheirphysicalresemblance
muss
mustbeasourceofperpetualwondertothegullsthatflyoverhead.
To
die
thewinglessamoreinterestingphenomenonistheirdissimilarityineveryparticularexceptshape
und
andsize.
IlivedatWestEgg,the—well,thelessfashionableofthetwo,
obwohl
thoughthisisamostsuperficialtagtoexpressthebizarre
und
andnotalittlesinistercontrast
zwischen
betweenthem.
Myhousewasattheverytipoftheegg,
nur
onlyfiftyyardsfromtheSound,
und
andsqueezedbetweentwohugeplacesthatrentedfortwelveorfifteenthousandaseason.
Theoneonmyrightwasacolossalaffairbyanystandard—itwasafactualimitationofsomeHôteldeVilleinNormandy,withatoweronone
seite
side,spankingnewunderathinbeardofrawivy,
und
andamarbleswimmingpool,
und
andmorethanfortyacresoflawn
und
andgarden.
ItwasGatsby’smansion.
Or,rather,asIdidn’tknowMr.Gatsby,itwas
eine
amansioninhabitedbyagentlemanofthatname.
Myown
haus
housewasaneyesore,butitwasasmalleyesore,
und
andithadbeenoverlooked,soIhadaviewofthe
wasser
water,apartialviewofmyneighbour’slawn,
und
andtheconsolingproximityofmillionaires—allforeightydollarsamonth.
AcrossthecourtesybaythewhitepalacesoffashionableEastEggglittered
entlang
alongthewater,andthehistoryofthesummer
wirklich
reallybeginsontheeveningI
fuhr
droveovertheretohavedinnerwiththeTomBuchanans.
Daisywasmy
zweite
secondcousinonceremoved,andI’dknownTomincollege.
Und
AndjustafterthewarIspent
zwei
twodayswiththeminChicago.
Her
mann
husband,amongvariousphysicalaccomplishments,hadbeenoneofthemostpowerfulendsthateverplayedfootballatNewHaven—anationalfigureina
weise
way,oneofthosemenwhoreachsuchanacutelimitedexcellenceattwenty-onethat
alles
everythingafterwardsavoursofanticlimax.
His
familie
familywereenormouslywealthy—evenincollegehisfreedomwith
geld
moneywasamatterforreproach—but
jetzt
nowhe’dleftChicagoandcomeEastin
eine
afashionthatrathertookyourbreathaway:
forinstance,he’dbroughtdown
eine
astringofpoloponiesfromLakeForest.
Itwas
schwer
hardtorealizethata
mann
maninmyowngenerationwaswealthy
genug
enoughtodothat.
Whythey
kamen
cameEastIdon’tknow.
Theyhadspent
ein
ayearinFrancefornoparticular
grund
reason,andthendriftedhere
und
andthereunrestfullywhereverpeopleplayedpolo
und
andwererichtogether.
Thiswas
ein
apermanentmove,saidDaisyoverthetelephone,
aber
butIdidn’tbelieveit—Ihad
nicht
nosightintoDaisy’sheart,
aber
butIfeltthatTom
würde
woulddriftonforeverseeking,
ein
alittlewistfully,forthedramaticturbulenceofsomeirrecoverablefootballgame.
Und
AndsoithappenedthatonawarmwindyeveningI
fuhr
droveovertoEastEggto
sehen
seetwooldfriendswhomIscarcelyknewatall.
Their
haus
housewasevenmoreelaborate
als
thanIexpected,acheerfulred-and-whiteGeorgianColonialmansion,overlooking
die
thebay.
Thelawnstartedatthebeach
und
andrantowardsthefrontdoorfor
eine
aquarterofamile,jumping
über
oversundialsandbrickwalks
und
andburninggardens—finallywhenitreachedthe
haus
housedriftingupthesideinbrightvinesasthoughfromthemomentumofitsrun.
The
vorderseite
frontwasbrokenbyalineofFrenchwindows,glowing
nun
nowwithreflectedgoldandwide
offen
opentothewarmwindyafternoon,
und
andTomBuchananinridingclotheswasstandingwithhislegsapartonthe
vorderseite
frontporch.
Hehadchanged
seit
sincehisNewHavenyears.
Jetzt
Nowhewasasturdystraw-haired
mann
manofthirty,witharatherhardmouth
und
andasuperciliousmanner.
Twoshiningarroganteyeshadestablisheddominance
über
overhisfaceandgavehimtheappearanceofalwaysleaningaggressivelyforward.
Noteven
die
theeffeminateswankofhisridingclothes
konnte
couldhidetheenormouspowerofthatbody—heseemedtofillthoseglisteningbootsuntilhestrained
die
thetoplacing,andyou
konnte
couldseeagreatpackofmuscleshifting
als
whenhisshouldermovedunderhisthincoat.
Itwasa
körper
bodycapableofenormousleverage—acruel
körper
body.
Hisspeakingvoice,agruffhuskytenor,addedtotheimpressionoffractiousnessheconveyed.
Therewasatouchofpaternalcontemptin
es
it,eventowardpeopleheliked—andthereweremenatNewHavenwhohad
gehasst
hatedhisguts.
“Now,don’t
glaube
thinkmyopiniononthesemattersisfinal,”heseemedto
sagen
say,“justbecauseI’mstronger
und
andmoreofaman
als
thanyouare.”
Wewerein
den
thesameseniorsociety,andwhilewewere
nie
neverintimateIalwayshad
den
theimpressionthatheapprovedofme
und
andwantedmetolikehimwithsomeharsh,defiantwistfulnessofhisown.
Wetalkedfor
ein
afewminutesonthesunnyporch.
“I’vegot
eine
aniceplacehere,”hesaid,hiseyesflashingaboutrestlessly.
Turningmearoundbyonearm,he
bewegte
movedabroadflathand
entlang
alongthefrontvista,includinginitssweepasunkenItaliangarden,ahalfacreofdeep,pungentroses,
und
andasnub-nosedmotorboatthatbumpedthetideoffshore.
“ItbelongedtoDemaine,theoilman.”
Heturnedmearound
wieder
again,politelyandabruptly.
“We’ll
gehen
goinside.”
Wewalkedthroughahighhallwayintoabrightrosy-colouredspace,fragilelyboundinto
das
thehousebyFrenchwindowsateitherend.
Thewindowswereajar
und
andgleamingwhiteagainstthefreshgrass
draußen
outsidethatseemedtogrow
ein
alittlewayintothe
haus
house.
Abreezeblewthroughthe
raum
room,blewcurtainsinatone
ende
endandouttheotherlikepaleflags,twistingthem
nach oben
uptowardthefrostedwedding-cakeoftheceiling,
und
andthenrippledoverthewine-colouredrug,makingashadowonitaswind
macht
doesonthesea.
The
einzige
onlycompletelystationaryobjectinthe
raum
roomwasanenormouscouchonwhich
zwei
twoyoungwomenwerebuoyedupasthoughupon
eine
ananchoredballoon.
Theywere
beide
bothinwhite,andtheirdresseswererippling
und
andflutteringasiftheyhad
gerade
justbeenblownbackin
nach
afterashortflightaround
das
thehouse.
Imusthavestoodfor
ein
afewmomentslisteningto
der
thewhipandsnapof
der
thecurtainsandthegroanof
ein
apictureonthewall.
ThentherewasaboomasTomBuchanan
schloss
shuttherearwindowsandthecaughtwinddiedoutaboutthe
raum
room,andthecurtainsandtherugs
und
andthetwoyoungwomenballoonedslowlytothefloor.
Theyoungerofthetwowas
ein
astrangertome.
Shewasextendedfulllengthather
ende
endofthedivan,completelymotionless,
und
andwithherchinraised
ein
alittle,asifshewerebalancingsomethingonitwhichwasquitelikelyto
fallen
fall.
Ifshesawme
aus
outofthecornerofhereyesshegavenohintofit—indeed,Iwas
fast
almostsurprisedintomurmuringanapologyforhavingdisturbedherbycoming
in
in.
Theothergirl,Daisy,madeanattempttorise—sheleanedslightlyforwardwithaconscientiousexpression—thenshelaughed,anabsurd,charminglittlelaugh,
und
andIlaughedtooand
kam
cameforwardintotheroom.
“I’mp-paralysedwithhappiness.”
Shelaughed
wieder
again,asifshesaid
etwas
somethingverywitty,andheldmy
hand
handforamoment,lookingupintomy
gesicht
face,promisingthattherewasnooneinthe
welt
worldshesomuchwantedto
sehen
see.
Thatwasawayshehad.
Shehintedinamurmur
dass
thatthesurnameofthebalancinggirlwasBaker.
(I’vehearditsaid
dass
thatDaisy’smurmurwasonlytomake
leute
peopleleantowardher;
anirrelevantcriticismthatmadeit
nicht
nolesscharming.)
Atanyrate,MissBaker’slipsfluttered,shenoddedatme
fast
almostimperceptibly,andthenquicklytippedher
kopf
headbackagain—theobjectshewasbalancinghadobviouslytottered
ein
alittleandgivenhersomethingof
ein
afright.
Againasortofapologyarosetomylips.
Fast
Almostanyexhibitionofcompleteself-sufficiencydraws
eine
astunnedtributefromme.
Ilooked
zurück
backatmycousin,whobegantoaskmequestionsinherlow,thrillingvoice.
Itwasthe
art
kindofvoicethattheear
folgt
followsupanddown,as
ob
ifeachspeechisanarrangementofnotesthat
werden
willneverbeplayedagain.
Her
gesicht
facewassadandlovelywithbrightthingsin
es
it,brighteyesandabrightpassionatemouth,
aber
buttherewasanexcitementinhervoicethatmenwhohadcaredforherfounddifficultto
vergessen
forget:
asingingcompulsion,awhispered“Listen,”
ein
apromisethatshehad
getan
donegay,excitingthingsjust
ein
awhilesinceandthatthereweregay,excitingthingshoveringin
der
thenexthour.
ItoldherhowIhad
angehalten
stoppedoffinChicagofor
ein
adayonmywayEast,
und
andhowadozenpeoplehad
geschickt
senttheirlovethroughme.
“Dotheymissme?”
shecriedecstatically.
“The
ganze
wholetownisdesolate.
Allthecars
haben
havetheleftrearwheelpainted
schwarz
blackasamourningwreath,
und
andthere’sapersistentwail
alle
allnightalongthenorthshore.”
“Howgorgeous!
Let’s
gehen
goback,Tom.
Tomorrow!”
Thensheaddedirrelevantly:
“Yououghtto
sehen
seethebaby.”
“I’dliketo.”
“She’sasleep.
She’s
drei
threeyearsold.
Haven’tyouever
gesehen
seenher?”
“Never.”
“Well,yououghtto
sehen
seeher.
She’s—”.
TomBuchanan,whohadbeenhoveringrestlesslyabout
der
theroom,stoppedandrestedhis
hand
handonmyshoulder.
“Whatyou
machst
doing,Nick?”
“I’mabondman.”
“Whowith?”
I
gesagt
toldhim.
“Neverheardofthem,”heremarkeddecisively.
Thisannoyed
mich
me.
“Youwill,”Iansweredshortly.
“You
werden
willifyoustayin
das
theEast.”
“Oh,I’llstayintheEast,don’tyouworry,”hesaid,glancingatDaisy
und
andthenbackatme,asifhewerealertfor
etwas
somethingmore.
“I’dbeaGoddamnedfoolto
leben
liveanywhereelse.”
Atthis
punkt
pointMissBakersaid:
“Absolutely!”
withsuchsuddenness
dass
thatIstarted—itwasthe
erste
firstwordshehaduttered
seit
sinceIcameintothe
raum
room.
Evidentlyitsurprisedherasmuchasitdid
mich
me,forsheyawnedandwithaseriesofrapid,deftmovementsstood
auf
upintotheroom.
“I’mstiff,”shecomplained,“I’vebeen
liege
lyingonthatsofaforaslongasI
kann
canremember.”
“Don’tlookatme,”Daisyretorted,“I’vebeen
versucht
tryingtogetyoutoNewYorkallafternoon.”
“No,thanks,”saidMissBakertothe
vier
fourcocktailsjustinfromthepantry.
“I’mabsolutelyintraining.”
Herhostlookedatherincredulously.
“Youare!”
Hetookdownhis
getränk
drinkasifitwere
ein
adropinthebottomof
ein
aglass.
“Howyoueverget
irgendetwas
anythingdoneisbeyondme.”
IlookedatMissBaker,wonderingwhatitwasshe“gotdone.”
Ienjoyedlookingather.
Shewasaslender,small-breasted
mädchen
girl,withanerectcarriage,whichsheaccentuatedbythrowingherbodybackwardattheshoulderslikeayoungcadet.
Hergreysun-strainedeyeslookedbackatmewithpolitereciprocalcuriosity
aus
outofawan,charming,discontented
gesicht
face.
Itoccurredtome
jetzt
nowthatIhadseen
ihr
her,orapictureof
ihr
her,somewherebefore.
“YouliveinWestEgg,”sheremarkedcontemptuously.
“Iknow
jemanden
somebodythere.”
“Idon’tknowasingle—”.
“You
müssen
mustknowGatsby.”
“Gatsby?”
demandedDaisy.
“WhatGatsby?”
Bevor
BeforeIcouldreplythathewasmyneighbour
abendessen
dinnerwasannounced;
wedginghistensearmimperatively
unter
undermine,TomBuchanancompelledmefromthe
raum
roomasthoughhewere
bewegen
movingacheckertoanothersquare.
Slenderly,languidly,theirhandssetlightlyontheirhips,thetwoyoungwomenprecededusoutonto
eine
arosy-colouredporch,opentowardthesunset,
wo
wherefourcandlesflickeredonthetableinthediminishedwind.
“Whycandles?”
objectedDaisy,frowning.
Shesnappedthemoutwithherfingers.
“In
zwei
twoweeksit’llbethelongest
tag
dayintheyear.”
Shelookedatus
alle
allradiantly.
“Doyoualwayswatchfor
den
thelongestdayoftheyear
und
andthenmissit?
Ialwayswatchfor
den
thelongestdayintheyear
und
andthenmissit.”
“Weoughttoplansomething,”yawnedMissBaker,sittingdownat
den
thetableasifsheweregettinginto
bett
bed.
“Allright,”saidDaisy.
“What’llweplan?”
She
wandte
turnedtomehelplessly:
“Whatdo
leute
peopleplan?”
BeforeIcouldanswerhereyesfastenedwithanawedexpressiononherlittlefinger.
“Look!”
shecomplained;
“I
verletzt
hurtit.”
Wealllooked—theknucklewas
schwarz
blackandblue.
“Youdid
es
it,Tom,”shesaidaccusingly.
“Iknowyoudidn’tmeanto,
aber
butyoudiddoit.
That’swhatI
bekomme
getformarryingabruteof
ein
aman,agreat,big,hulkingphysicalspecimenofa—”.
“I
hasse
hatethatword‘hulking,’ ”objectedTomcrossly,“eveninkidding.”
“Hulking,”insistedDaisy.
Manchmal
SometimessheandMissBakertalkedat
einmal
once,unobtrusivelyandwithabanteringinconsequence
so
thatwasneverquitechatter,
so
thatwasascoolastheirwhitedresses
und
andtheirimpersonaleyesin
die
theabsenceofalldesire.
Theywere
hier
here,andtheyacceptedTom
und
andme,makingonlyapolitepleasantefforttoentertainortobeentertained.
Theyknewthatpresently
abendessen
dinnerwouldbeoveranda
etwas
littlelatertheeveningtoowouldbeover
und
andcasuallyputaway.
ItwassharplydifferentfromtheWest,
wo
whereaneveningwashurriedfromphasetophasetowardsitsclose,inacontinuallydisappointedanticipationorelseinsheernervousdreadofthe
moment
momentitself.
“Youmakemefeeluncivilized,Daisy,”Iconfessedonmysecondglassofcorky
aber
butratherimpressiveclaret.
“Can’tyou
reden
talkaboutcropsorsomething?”
I
meinte
meantnothinginparticularby
dieser
thisremark,butitwastaken
auf
upinanunexpectedway.
“Civilization’sgoingtopieces,”broke
aus
outTomviolently.
“I’vegottentobeaterriblepessimistaboutthings.
Haben
HaveyoureadTheRiseoftheColouredEmpiresbythis
mann
manGoddard?”
“Why,no,”Ianswered,rathersurprisedbyhistone.
“Well,it’s
ein
afinebook,andeverybodyoughtto
lesen
readit.
Theideais
wenn
ifwedon’tlookout
die
thewhiteracewillbe—willbeutterlysubmerged.
It’sallscientific
zeug
stuff;
it’sbeenproved.”