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A mathematician, however, who could back his prophecy with mathematical formulas and terminology, might be understood by no one and yet believed by everyone.”
You see, that means you don’t belong to yourself anymore.”
He was perfectly content to have her live her own life in her own quarters except for the necessary efforts to initiate an heir, for, to tell the truth, he didn’t like her.
Then, without knowing why, he thought, They’re after me.
In fact, he had already quite forgotten it, consciously at least.
The Emperor himself remained above criticism and had nothing to fear—except, of course, palace coups and assassination by his nearest and dearest.
“But you are, even if you carefully hide it from yourself.

