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Which quotation best explains why the narratorcontinues his journey to the Place of the Gods?Read thepassage from "By the waters of Babylon."Surely, that was enough to do, and live. Surely it wasenough to spend the night upon the cliff. The ForestPeople themselves do not come near. Yet, all throughthe night, I knew that I should have to cross the riverand walk in the places of the gods, although the godsate me up. My magic did not help me at all and yetthere was a fire in my bowels, a fire in my mind. Whenthe sun rose, I thought, "My journey has been clean.Now I will go home from my journey." But, even as !thought so, I knew I could not. If I went to the Place ofthe Gods, I would surely die, but, if I did not go, I couldnever be at peace with my spirit again. It is better tolose one's life than one's spirit, if one is a priest and theson of a priest."When the sun rose, I thought, 'My journey has beenclean.""The Forest People themselves do not come near.""I could never be at peace with my spirit again.""My magic did not help me at all and yet there was afire."