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This above all; To Thine Own Self Be True
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(Hamlet)
(bottom of V) TTOSBT -- the Mirror Moment -- Thalia realizes that there must be more to life than just hedonism yet her fetish is the predominant influence of her life. It has been with her since early childhood. She groks that she must find some Purpose to give her fetish Meaning. But what can she do? Meaning is in the eye of the beholder. When James quotes TTOSBT to her, she has an epiphany -- She IS a Deep Rubberist.
"So, to be true herself, she must become all of the Rubberist that she can be."
Then she reads some LatexLadyLL which inspires an epiphany. She will live a "rubber-centric life" for the next two years as a sort of spiritual quest."
Thalia begins to grok: "It's not a bug; it's my feature"
o Gee, the fetish seems to be my soul's primary focus. If I could somehow measure my times of consciousness, I suspect that I probably devote more cranial computer time to Hevea than any other aspect of my waking life.
o I've been here at the Hahnestery for a couple of years. It is truly a monastic place. James and Lorraine are heavily focused on their work during the day. They do not discus their writing outside of the library.