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    Notes from an Isolated Man
    Notes from an Isolated Man
    Notes from an Isolated Man
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    Notes from an Isolated Man

    By Craig Cain

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    A philosophical breakdown about an observer. A man that views life but does not partake of it. After much debate, he decides to leave his fence of observation and enjoy the world, resulting in dire consequences.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherCraig Cain
    Release dateMay 27, 2010
    ISBN9781452410470
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      Notes from an Isolated Man - Craig Cain

      Notes from an Isolated Man

      Craig Cain

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      The Brothers Cain DBA at Smashwords

      Copyright 2010 Craig Cain

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      Chapter Listing

      Chapter One - Righteous Reprisal

      Chapter Two - A Tale of Retribution

      Chapter Three - An Ability to Rationalize

      Chapter Four - All Comes to Fruition

      Chapter Five - My Last Resolve

      Chapter One

      Righteous Reprisal

      If you find yourself reading this small piece of a memoir from an isolated man, I have a request that you complete. It is of extreme importance. You must burn these papers so that the rest of our civilization does not come to grips with them. I fear they may find the truth that I desperately sought. They may come to the same conclusion as I. By now, you are asking yourself why I even chose to write them down. To be honest, not even I am sure why I chose to document the truth that took me many, many years to acquire. I can only deduce that somewhere within my mind I still believe that knowledge is a bubbling brook. Though even some water should not be drunk. I will let you, my reader, decide your fate.

      For years now, I have chosen to stay locked away in the depths of my self made prison. I can no longer find it within myself to socialize with the common folk. Too often have I found myself pondering how I have allowed it to get this far. But... does it really matter? No, no, I don’t believe that it does. I mean, when you get down to it, what are the benefits of socialization? A courting relationship? A friendship? The ability of wit? These are not things that I prize. They mean nothing. Where would the human civilization be if Isaac Newton had troubled himself with small talk? Or a wife? I’ll tell you where we would be; we would be without any knowledge of common physics, wondering why we were still held to the ground. It is only in true selfishness that the human race can benefit. Yet, I can only believe this posited theory while thinking about the individual within myself. I suppose that that is my selfishness. Though I have tarried off subject. I would like to go over the last time I gave it a shot at socialization.

      It would be extremely remiss of me if I did not give an accurate account of the events that lead to my last encounter with people and subsequent death of faith, so I will begin by giving you a little background into my persona during this period of my existence. Years prior, I had already begun to question the meaning of everything. I had formulated an idea about people but had not come to any conclusions regarding everything.

      I

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