1.18 About Armannus the novice, whom the devil terrified in the guise of a bear

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In changing his habit, he tuned his soul away from all attachment to the world, of such a manner that neither communal offices not the various private exercises and their gains were able to fulfill the spiritual ardour of his heart. Neither day nor night sufficed for him to do prayer; in his desire, he considered food and sleep a punishment.

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