3.91
The One was always a trick,[1] insofar as it was always not merely forgettable (§3.60) but losable (and hence always lovable). Gods don’t die, yet they become lost, irreparably (§3.60). – They’re always becoming lost, even when most prominent.
The One was, and is, real; tricks are real. It was a trick, for it promised impossible things. It expressed, generated, and harnessed an incredible desire: to make the world and all things one and the same.