Short of Infinity
My volition shrinks from the painful task of recalling my humiliation; yet, like a second Prometheus, I will endure this and worse, if by any means I may arouse in the interiors of Plane and Solid Humanity a spirit of rebellion against the Conceit which would limit our Dimensions to Two or Three or any number short of Infinity.
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Context: The narrator explains why he is telling his story at all.
Not in a duel yet
Source: Part II, Section 19