Progress is the antidote to disillusionment. There is no progress without discipline. Discipline follows after one has locked eyes with the iris of the present and extracted the presence of a Soul from the machine; the sterility from the biological being. One must cease to delve into the past or dream of the future. One must charm the black box with a firm handshake and a smile more wicked than the devil himself Progress is the antidote to disillusionment. There is no progress without discipline. Discipline follows after one has locked eyes with the iris of the present and extracted the presence of a Soul from the machine; the sterility from the biological being. One must cease to delve into the past or dream of the future. One must charm the black box with a firm handshake and a smile more wicked than the devil himself
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