Chapter III: Part 3

For you this sketch was written: permit me to
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TRANSCRIBER'S NOTES

Punctuation has been normalized.

On page 52 "immediatly" changed to "immediately".
"... the generation immediately preceding my own."

On page 54 "self-dicipline" changed to "self-discipline".
"Without self-discipline and self-sacrifice...."

On page 61 "superflous" changed to "superfluous."
"... with superfluous irrelevancies...."

On page 72 "religous" changed to "religious."
"... will be the religious trainers...."

On page 72 capitalization in "Who" retained as printed.

On page 86 "aginst" changed to "against."
"... revolts against the small tyranny...."

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