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From the Argonautic expedition to the Assembly of Notables; from the bottom of the nethermost pit to the furthest fixed star beyond the Milky Way; to the confines of the Universe; to the gates of chaos; thus far extends the vast field over the length and breadth of which I leisurely roam. I lack nor time nor space. Thither, conducted by Homer, by Milton, by Virgil, by Ossian, I transport my existence.
All the events that have taken place between these two epochs; all the countries, all the worlds, all the beings that have existed between these two boundaries -- all are mine, all as lawfully belong to me as the ships that entered the Pireus belonged to a certain Athenian.