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CONTENTS CHAPTER I. The Night Entrance 15 II. Under the Shadow of Esculapius 25 III. The Kingdom of the Dream 29 IV. Cashmere and Cathay by Twilight 36 V. The Hour and the Power of Darkness 48 VI. The Mysteries of the Life-sign Gemini 59 VII. The Night of Apotheosis 66 VIII. Vos Non Vobis—Wherein the Pythagorean Is a By-stander 78 IX. The Shadow of Bacchus, the Shadow of Thanatos, and the Shadow of Shame 94 X. Nimium—The Amreeta Cup of Unveiling 101 XI. The Book of Symbols 112 XII. To-day, Zeus; To-morrow, Prometheus 117 XIII. Eidola Theatri and the Prince of Whales 123 XIV. Hail! Pythagoras 134 XV. “Then Seeva Opened on the Accursed One His Eye of Anger” 143 XVI. An Oath in the Forum of Madness 154 XVII. Down with the Tide 161 XVIII. My Stony Guardian 168 XIX. Resurgam! 173 XX. Leaving His Schoolmaster, The Pythagorean Sets up for Himself 177 XXI. Concerning the Doctor; Not Southey’s, but Mine 188 XXII. Grand Divertissement 197 XXIII. The Hell of Waters and the Hell of Treachery 202 XXIV. The Visionary; To Which Chapter There Is No Admittance upon Business 206 XXV. Cave Succedanea 214 Notes on the Way Upward 219 Labyrinths and Guiding Threads 222 Ideal Men and Their Stimulants 251 Appendix 277 ...

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