Chapter 24 THE ACCIDENTS OF LIFE- SOME MEN ACHIEVE GREATNESS, AND SOME HAVE GREATNESS THRUST UPON THEM -A SLIDE-RATTLESNAKES AT THE TOP AND AN ICY POOL AT THE BOTTOM-A FANCIFUL THEORY.

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