The story of Mister X (author : Adib Ben Jebara)
translated from french
I
This is the story of Mister X who wanted to penetrate the Paths of the Providence. He went to see the Devil who told him : you know what I want : your Soul. Mister X replied that he wanted it to be the Chance that decides. He went to see the Chance who told him : I really want to help you win, but as there are people who do not want to leave me anything, it will be necessary to give me your good
the most precious, your Health.
Mister X asks if it will be given back to him and the Chance says that it will be necessary then to resume.
Mister X asks : when ? and the Chance says : go see the Time.
Elsewhere, in fact, the Time was passing, he says : I am busy with the Universe but I will be back.
Mister X, who was in a hurry, went to see the Eternity who had all her Time ahead.
The Eternity said : I have an appointment with Death but you can wait with me.
Mister X asks : will she be coming by surprise ? The Eternity replied : I am going to ask her since I am not
afraid of her. Will you come with me ? Mister X : I have to consult my Pain. The Pain was quiet but the Eternity
said : what a good question that can give neither denial nor confirmation but only with Time.
Mister X, recapture him.
Mister X : I'll never be able .
The Eternity : then, the Moment you sought has come.
II
Mister X was not convinced that the Moment was propitious and preferred to sleep some time and he made a Dream. He dreamt that having succeeded to save his Soul, he was climbing to the Sky and thinking that he was finally going to be able to ask God to explain
to him the Chinese language. He dreamt that God made him told that the Chinese is not to be explained but only learnt in time spent
usefully. Mister X woke and remembered that he had to go to the Devil. He told himself that he had to pay attention because the Devil was certainly going to try
to force the Chance. He told himself that it was necessary to get at least a Witness. He went to see the Posterity
and asked her if she would be Witness and the Posterity told him "we will see". However the Time that was
spent again and again told him "me, I really would like ". Mister X replied to him that he could not testify since he was only passing
and that he preferred to go see History and he saw a Notice : "To enter, it is necessary to pay". Mister X became afraid to be asked to shed some blood and told himself that it would be better to wait
till tomorrow. But came the night and Mister X lulls and dreams anew, he dreamt that God made him told that
He was the Guarantor of the Intelligibility of the Universe and that it was necessary to transform the World.
And Mister X went to see the World. The World was hot, he asked Mister X to go to see the Fright to
obtain some ice.
III
Mister X did not want to go to see the Fright. However, the Time passed again and again and Mister X asked him
if he could be suspended. The Time replied him that he did not like to be suspended but that one could freeze him and that it was necessary to check out with Extra-terrestrials. Mister X was well annoyed because he did not believe much in Extra-terrestrials. He preferred to go see the Fear. The Fear revealed to him that to dissipate her it sufficed a Penny. Mister X who was without the Penny went to find the Money. But the Money was spun between fingers and sent him to the Monkey.
The Monkey at that moment descended the palm tree and Mister X told himself that he would rather go see the palm tree. The palm tree made him think that it was the winter and he wanted to see the Snow. But the Snow was not coming to the appointment . But it rained and Mister X sought a Shelter. The Shelter was found to be Atomic. Here is Mister X confronted to the Atom and he said "Devil". The Devil appeared and Mister X said : since you are here let us finish our business but ask your Attorney to come, he will be our witness. But the Attorney who knew the Law did not want to testify and went to seek the Usher. The Usher wanted to follow the Procedure. The Procedure was demanding. There was a + vice de forme ;. Mister X had all its time but the Devil went
to see in hell if every thing was fine. Mister X followed him there and the Devil told him : since you are here, remain. But Mister X wanted to exit and referred to the Lot.
IV
The Lot made a Spell and Mister X found himself in the Purgatory. He had to purge its Sorrow. He felt some pain. Pain took from him
some thing telling that it was for his own good. Upon this, Mister X lulled again and dreamt that he entered to the paradise but that Saint Peter asked him what he had done with his Church and ordered him to return to Earth. As by miracle, Mister X found himself
on Earth. But the Earth was returned, he lost the North. He undertook a search for a Compass. He found one that was broken and
was indicating only the West. He went westward and found himself at Midday. He settled in front of a table. The table was random. Mister X tought that it was certainly necessary to read it the mind rested.
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