the days of my life

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　Egypt　I　have　seen　the　cells　occupied　by　anchorites　a　thousand　years　before　Christ　was　born。　On　Tabir；　Mount　of　the　Transfiguration；　I　have　stood　in　the　living　tombs　of　the　hermits　who　dreamed　away　their　long　years；　generation　after　generation　of　them；　and　hollowed　the　rock　of　the　holy　mountain　with　their　nightly　tossings。　In　Tibet　the　lean　and　wasted　claw　of　the　immured；　thrust　through　some　hole　to　grasp　the　offering　of　food；　advises　the　traveller　that　here；　dead　and　yet　breathing；　dwells　a　holy　man　who　thus　seeks　to　propitiate　the　unanswering　gods。　That　which　was；　still　is　and　shall　be　while　the　world　endures；　not　in　one　religion　but　in　many。

I　make　no　excuse　for　the　telling　of　this　true　tale；　because