Transcriber’s note

Minor punctuation errors have been changed without notice. Accent marks have been standardized.

New original cover art included with this eBook is granted to the public domain

The following printer errors have been changed.

CHANGED FROM TO
Page [12]: “the raison d'etre of that” “the raison d'être of that”
Page [26]: “quieting down aplies” “quieting down applies”
Page [30]: “state, disintegradation” “state, disintegration”