The Summit of Truth

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....Inch by inch and hand over hand, the knight climbed, his fingers bleeding from holding onto the sharp rocks. When he was almost to the top, his path was blocked by a huge boulder. Not surprisingly, it had an inscription chiseled on it:
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.... ....Though this universe I own,
.... .... ....I possess not a thing,
.... ....for I cannot know the unknown
.... .... ....if to the known I cling.
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....The knight felt entirely too exhausted to overcome this final hurdle. It seemed impossible to decipher the inscription while clinging to the side of the mountain at the same time, but he knew he had to try.
....Squirrel and Rebecca were tempted to offer sympathy, but quickly stopped themselves, knowing that sympathy can weaken a human being.
....The knight took a deep breath, which somewhat cleared his head. Then he read the last part of the inscription aloud: "for I cannot know the unknown if to the known I cling."
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