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1 When I said above in III. xviii. that we are affected 2 by the image of what is past or future with the same emotion as 3 if the thing conceived were present, I expressly stated, that 4 this is only true in so far as we look solely to the image of the 5 thing in question itself; for the thing's nature is unchanged, 6 whether we have conceived it or not; I did not deny that the 7 image becomes weaker, when we regard as present to us other 8 things which exclude the present existence of the future object: 9 I did not expressly call attention to the fact, because I 10 purposed to treat of the strength of the emotions in this part of 11 my work. 12 13