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5 The man who is certain has no need to inform himself further,
6 aAnd his education is complete when he declares that it is,
7 bAnd his decisions are always final because there is no way to challenge his logic,
8 Which is certain,
9 And beyond thought.

CHAPTER 34
1 When you have been hurt or are unhappy or dissatisfied with the current state of affairs for any reason, find someone or something to cblame,
2 dBecause the man who has someone to blame has no reason to question himself,
3 Or his own actions,
4 Or his own merits,
5 Or any other part of himself that might accidentally trigger thought.
6 Be fearless about the assignment of blame,
7 eBe certain in pointing the finger at others,
8 And be sure to choose the ftargets for your blame in accordance with your desires,
9 And not by any other means,
10 Because other means may lead to thought,
11 And thought is the enemy of hapiness.

CHAPTER 35
1 Remember never to be lured into thought.
2 gDo not allow yourself to be intigued by new ideas,
3 Because new ideas lead to thought.
a.Cen.26.6-19
b.Mawr.18.1-7
c.Ned.31.9-10
d.Main.34.1-4
e.Mawr.16.3-4
f.Wil.41.8-9
g.Mall.5.1-8
h.Wil.33.2-4
i.Mall.16.5-7
j.Kens.15.1-3
k.Mall.8.1-10
l.Hill.K.1-5
4 Do not allow others to debate the causes and effects of your actions with you,
5 Because logic leads to thought.
6 hDo not seek to find or make connections between the things that you do and the well-being of other people,
7 Because this is a perilous trap,
8 And leads to thought.

CHAPTER 36
1 Do not be too fond of language,
2 Or words,
3 Or their meanings,
4 Because too much attention to language leads to thought.
5 iInstead, seek to reduce your vocabulary as much as possible,
6 jAnd use profanity and obscenities in place of truly descriptive words,
7 Because a truly telling description can lead to thought.

CHAPTER 37
1 kNever be tempted to see the other person's point of view,
2 Because they have different desires,
3 Different certainties,
4 And different targets for blame.
5 Consideration of another's perspective,
6 Even for a moment,
7 Can lead to thought.

CHAPTER 38
1 lDo not be tempted to increase your store of knowledge,
2 Because new knowledge can contradict old knowledge,