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The Book of Balthazar - Lovecraft - 07-18-2008
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There is only this: That all men open their eyes to the truth, revealing the futility of their bleak pasts and the hope of their future within the Orange Dream. Once awakened to this truth, it is our guidance that will move them forward, setting their places for the path ahead. In the unquestionable revelations of the Orange Dream, there is only truth.
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Men refute the truth. To know truth is to know the self. To know the self is to know utter and absolute fear, and hope, for only in the darkness of the self can the light of the Orange Dream truly shine. That fear is the visage of the man as he is, useless, wanton, craving nothing but pain and lust and self-satisfaction. That hope is freedom from such waste.
The light of the Orange Dream reveals truth to all who wish to know it, for understanding such things is but one path to Freedom. A man must choose the truth, for that too is an extension of his freedom, and no man should be chained down by the wills and woes of his inner, darker self.
The Orange Dream purifies this darker self, transforming it into an extension of truth.
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The Orange Dream extends the pathways of life for those who choose to take it. It is upon this extended path that truth and freedom of choice are exercised. In the everyday actions of the awakened man, the Orange Dream shines into the darkness, freeing those chained within it from their fears.
In the simplest extension of the Orange Dream, in whatever action the awakened man takes, the Path of the Orange Dream becomes visible in that darkness.
Within the Orange Dream, time is no longer measured as it once was. Time becomes a thing man can choose to acknowledge or ignore. Using this fact to pace himself down the Path of the Orange Dream, the awakened man need not fear the inevitable end.
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In man's release from fear through the Orange Dream, truth and wisdom become obvious.