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Svetlana de Rohan-Levashova. Revelation

Isidora-7. The Cathars

Sever’s story flooded my heart with sorrow again. I asked myself over and over –
were all these irreparable losses really inevitable? Was there any way to liberate the
world from evil and spite?! This terrible machinery of global killing made my blood
curdle, leaving no hope of rescue, but at the same time a powerful stream of life-giving
force flowed into my wounded soul from somewhere, opening its every cell and filling
my every sigh with resolution to fight against betrayers, cowards and scoundrels –
those who killed pure and brave people, destroying anybody they thought might be
dangerous for them...

– Tell me more, Sever! Tell me, please, about the Cathars. How long did they live
without their Guiding Star – Magdalena?
Suddenly Sever became agitated and tensely answered:
– Forgive me, Isidora, but I think I’ll tell you about it later. I cannot be here
anymore. I ask you, hold on, my friend. Whatever betides, try to be strong.

He softly thawed and "wafted"...
Caraffa appeared on the threshold.

– Well, Isidora, have you come to any sane conclusion? – Caraffa asked without
even greeting me. – I hope very much that you’ll come to reason this week and I shall
not have to resort to extreme measures. I told you quite sincerely that I did not want to
harm your wonderful daughter; rather on the contrary, I would be glad if Anna could
continue studying and cognizing new things. She still acts too tempestuously and is
too categorical in her judgements, but she has enormous potential. One can only
imagine what she will be capable of if correctly developed! What do you think, Isidora?
I just need your consent for this to happen and then everything will be well with you
again.
– Save for the death of my husband and father, Your Holiness? – I bitterly asked.

– Well, it was just an unforeseeable complication (!). But you still have Anna,
don’t forget that!
– Why must I "still have" somebody, Your Holiness? I had a wonderful family
which I loved
so much and which was everything to me! But you destroyed it just because of an
"unforeseeable complication", as you put it! Do people really mean nothing to you?!
Caraffa unhurriedly took a seat and pronounced with icy calmness:

– I am interested in people insofar as they conform to our holy church or their
minds are exceptional and uncommon, which, unfortunately, can be found very rarely.
An ordinary crowd does not interest me at all! This assemblage of ignorant meat is no
good for anything except for fulfilling somebody’s will and orders, because their weak
brains are unable to grasp even the most primitive truth.
I knew Caraffa well enough, nevertheless, I felt dizzy. How can one live, thinking
the way he thought?!

– What about gifted ones? In fact, you’re afraid of them Your Holiness, aren’t

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