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In extrahuman nature he cannot do this, but only in the inner nature of man, for only there is existence possible for him. And if this were to continue, the earth would be doomed, for the Dragon would inevitably be victorious in earthly existence.","text_trust":"verbatim","quote_safe":true,"title":"Lecture II","site_heading":"Michael's Victory: Awakening the Soul's Spiritual Confidence","site_heading_note":"A heading the site wrote for this unit from a summary of it; not in the edition, and not the words of Rudolf Steiner or of the translator. 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