Related drafts for the first, second, and third scenes

THOMASIUS: Know then, when I made the decision to surrender myself to Lucifer's guidance, it soon became clear to me what consequences such an act would have. I was soon able to descend into the deepest shafts of my being and recognize what my destiny had given me the power to do. I discovered how artistic sensibility, combined with research and the power of thought, can be used to build a solid structure of the mind, which my visionary powers had given me. And such knowledge is always inseparable From the urge to use all one's strength To accomplish what one's strength is sufficient for. So I acquired the treasures of knowledge With righteous greed and serious diligence, And as if guided by high spiritual powers, I recognized what I should accomplish, If a structure of thought were to arise, That could find belief among the powers of our time. And like a creative fever It came over me. Weeks flowed by like hours In the pursuit of research, which carried me Full of enthusiasm.