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The answer is The narrator has learned to respect the gods, even in death, rather than fear them.
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"By the Waters of Babylon” is a story written by Stephen Vincent Benét.
- The story is set in the future when the New York city has been destroyed.
- The hero of the story is John who is the son of a tribal priest, away from the destroyed city.
- He travels to the city and discovers its fate.
- In this excerpt, John sees God, who had died seated at a window and having witnessed the city's destruction.
- Now his fear has decreased, but he feels respect as the face of God is full of spirit, though the life was gone.
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