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The Idiot by Fyodor Dostoevsky

The Idiot is a novel by the 19th-century Russian author Fyodor Dostoevsky. It was first published serially in the journal The Russian Messenger in 1868–69. The title is an ironic reference to the central character of the novel, Prince (Knyaz) Lev Nikolayevich Myshkin, a young man whose goodness, open-hearted simplicity and guilelessness lead many of the more worldly characters he encounters to mistakenly assume that he lacks intelligence and insight. In the character of Prince Myshkin, Dostoevsky set himself the task of depicting "the positively good and beautiful man." The novel examines the consequences of placing such a unique individual at the centre of the conflicts, desires, passions and egoism of worldly society, both for the man himself and for those with whom he becomes involved. Joseph Frank describes The Idiot as "the most personal of all Dostoevsky's major works, the book in which he embodies his most intimate, cherished, and sacred convictions." It includes descriptions of some of his most intense personal ordeals, such as epilepsy and mock execution, and explores moral, spiritual and philosophical themes consequent upon them. His primary motivation in writing the novel was to subject his own highest ideal, that of true Christian love, to the crucible of contemporary Russian society. The artistic method of conscientiously testing his central idea meant that the author could not always predict where the plot was going as he was writing. The novel has an awkward structure, and many critics have commented on its seemingly chaotic organization. According to Gary Saul Morson, "The Idiot violates every critical norm and yet somehow manages to achieve real greatness." Dostoevsky himself was of the opinion that the experiment was not entirely successful, but the novel remained his favourite among his works. In a letter to Strakhov he wrote: "Much in the novel was written hurriedly, much is too diffuse and did not turn out well, but some of it did turn out well. I do not stand behind the novel, but I do stand behind the idea.
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THE DEVIL'S MOUNTAIN (Tagalog)

"There is something happening right now!, were not alone." Sambit ni Kennyth at lumabas na rin, sumunod naman si Ashlire. Nang nakalabas ang binata ay biglang napansin ni Azul ang kakaibang pagngisi ng binata at agad ring nawala, kaya napakunot ang noo nito sa pagtataka. Ngunit sumunod rin. Paglabas nila ay napansin ng dalawa ang biglang pagbunot ni Azul ng damo sa gilid, sunod-sunod nitong binunot ang mga damo hanggang sa wala nang damo sa gilid, at dun nila napansin ang parang isang buto, sinipa naman ito ni Azul papunta sa harapan ng dalawa, at tama nga, isa itong buto ng tao, Isang bungo!. "Wahhh!." Mahinang sigaw ni Ashlire sa gulat. "Bakit mo sinipa iyan papunta sa amin!!." Hindi makapaniwalang anas ni Ashlire. "Hindi lang basta nagpatayan ang mga tao rito! May massacre na nangyari noong araw ng pagsilang ng demonyo!." Malamig na anas ni Azul. Dahil roon ay biglang binunot naman ni Kennyth ang iilang baging sa gilid at nakita ang iilang buto na parang kamay. Kaya bigla nalamang nakaramdam ng panlalamig ang dalawa, ang ibig bang sabihin nito ay.... Pinapalibutan sila ngayun ng mga buto ng tao?. "We're doom!." Mahinang sambit ni Azul. "Az-----" Akmang magsasalita pa sana si Ashlire ng..... "Waaaahhhhhhhh!." Malakas na sigaw ng kung sino sa loob, kaya napalingon sila sa bahay at biglang naalala ang kaibigang naiwan sa loob, kaya nanlalaki ang kanilang mata sa gulat at mabilis na tumakbo papunta sa loob, nagkanda-dapa-dapa ang tatlo sa pagmamadaling makapasok, nang makapasok sila sa kwarto kong saan naiwan ang kaibigan ay napansin nila itong nasa kama... NAKAHIGA!. "W-warren! Bakit nandiyan ka!." Utal na tawag ni Ashlire sa kaibigang nakahiga sa kama. Nauna namang lumapit si Ashlire sa binata, nang makita nito ang ang binata ay biglang nangantog ang paa nito at napasalampak sa sahig sa gulat at takot. "W-w-warren." Nanlalaking mata nitong anas kabang napatulala sa gulat. Agad namang lumapit ang dalawa, nang makita ang mukha ng kaibigan ay napamaang ang dalawa sa nasaksihan, habang ang binata ay napamura sa pagkakagulat. Si Azul naman napaluhod sa pagkakagulat at takot. Dilat na dilat ang mga mata ng binata habang nakanganga ang bunganga, at nakahiga sa kama, habang ang kamay at paa maging ang leeg ay nababalotan ng maitim na likido. Nilapitan naman ni Kennyth ang Kaibigan at akmang ititikom ang bibig nito at isasara ang pagkakadilat ng mata ay pinigilan ito agad ni Azul, at umiling. "Don't!." Mariing anas ni Azul habang Unti-unti naring nagsituluan ang mga luha.
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