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St. Deni

                        from all pleasure, under pretense
                        to lie to God.
thinking
insupportable
            not slow to
                                                                        live henceforth
on account of the odor of embalming
Let us say at once
                        “I am jealous of it.”
                        he hired
                           a poor appearance
            from time to time,
                                                                                                He
                                                            gave himself out
(May 19, 2013: words “found” in order, p. 397, Les Miserables by Victor Hugo)