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all rage : person was just a number. At this point he spoke so rapidly that I did not see any great content in what he was saying and I became dis- interested in what he was saying, however, what stuck with me the most, when he was "chattering" or "speeling" was that he was apparent- ly emotionally detached from the subject matter itself. In other words, he did not give me the impression as one experiencing any deep, abiding, personal convictions. I recal-l vividly that I had the distinct impression that he was no intellectual carried away with his personal conviction but rather a pseudo-intellectual who lacked and who was devoid of the capacity for true intellectualism. The point I am trying to convey is that when he related the content of the book, and, therefore, his reason for the inquiry as to the use of the drug, he was demonstrating a super-imposed indoctrination in which he had no great self-identification. He was spouting words, phrases, and cliches, without true comprehension, and without personal pursuasiveness, as you might expect of someone who was a dedicated advocate of a cause. It sticks in my mind that he was a person possessed of a very limited degree of self-expression and self-communication without personal drive or aggressiveness; without the capacity of total dedication to any cause. I have interrupted the narrative as to the content of my inter- view with him, in order that I can better relate my personal impressions of this man at the timejrather than the product of reflections developed at a later date, and possibly influenced by the momentous events which were soon to take place. Getting back to the interview proper, I last stated that I becamé disinterested in the subject matter of the book itself and sought a way to conclude the interview. I sought again to determine his identity and asked him "What did you what say your name. was again?" I cannot recall/he stated his full name was, but I can clearly re-call that was a part of it, because at the time I related the name "Oswald" in my mind to that of a

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