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But there always existed a typical or standard description of the life of an initiate. One said as it were: \"He who is accepted into the cult to be initiated must live according to certain rules and pass through the experience which culminates with the words: \"Oh my God, how thou hast glorified me!\"","text_trust":"verbatim","quote_safe":true,"title":"XIII. 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