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Once I knew the depth where no hope was, and darkness lay on the face of all things.

But I did not dream that that interview would be the door through which I should pass from darkness into light, from isolation to friendship, companionship, knowledge, love.

I slip back many times, I fall, I stand still, I run against the edge of hidden obstacles, I lose my temper and find it again and keep it better, I trudge on, I gain a little, I feel encouraged, I get more eager and climb higher and begin to see the widening horizon.

With the first word I used intelligently, I learned to live, to think, to hope.

Each halt in his progress has been but a pause before a mighty leap forward.