I chose. Now the twilight casts its haze upon the hilltops. The shadows have lengthened, the air has filled with the dead. The battle is drawing to a close. Did I win or lose? The only thing I know is this: I am full of wounds and still standing on my feet.
Full of wounds, all in the breast. I did what I could, grandfather. More than I could, just as you directed. I did not want you to feel ashamed of me. Now that the battle is over, I come to recline at your side, to become dust at your side, that the two of us may await the Final Judgment together.
I kiss your hand, grandfather. I kiss your right shoulder, I kiss your left shoulder.
Grandfather, hello!
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ENGLISH TRANSLATION COPYRIGHT © 1965
BY SIMON & SCHUSTER
ORIGINAL GREEK LANGUAGE EDITION ENTITLED
ANAΦOPA ΣTON ΓKPEKO
COPYRIGHT © 1961 BY HELEN N. KAZANTZAKIS
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ISBN 0-671-22027-6
ISBN 13: 978-1-4767-0686-3 (EBOOK)
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