Гимн
Part Two
TwicehavewebeensenttothePalaceofMating,butitisanuglyandshamefulmatter,ofwhichwedonotliketothink.
Wehadbrokensomanylaws,andtodaywehavebrokenonemore.Today,wespoketotheGoldenOne.
Theotherwomenwerefaroffinthefield,whenwestoppedatthehedgebythesideoftheroad.TheGoldenOnewerekneelingaloneatthemoatwhichrunsthroughthefield.Andthedropsofwaterfallingfromtheirhands,astheyraisedthewatertotheirlips,werelikesparksoffireinthesun.ThentheGoldenOnesawus,andtheydidnotmove,kneelingthere,lookingatus,andcirclesoflightplayedupontheirwhitetunic,fromthesunonthewaterofthemoat,andonesparklingdropfellfromafingeroftheirhandheldasfrozenintheair.
ThentheGoldenOneroseandwalkedtothehedge,asiftheyhadheardacommandinoureyes.ThetwootherStreetSweepersofourbrigadewereahundredpacesawaydowntheroad.AndwethoughtthatInternational4-8818wouldnotbetrayus,andUnion5-3992wouldnotunderstand.SowelookedstraightupontheGoldenOne,andwesawtheshadowsoftheirlashesontheirwhitecheeksandthesparksofsunontheirlips.Andwesaid:
“Youarebeautiful,Liberty5-3000.”
Theirfacedidnotmoveandtheydidnotaverttheireyes.Onlytheireyesgrewwider,andtherewastriumphintheireyes,anditwasnottriumphoverus,butoverthingswecouldnotguess.
Thentheyasked:
“Whatisyourname?”
“Equality7-2521,”weanswered.
“Youarenotoneofourbrothers,Equality7-2521,forwedonotwishyoutobe.
