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Part Two
Andtheyaregladwhenthecandlesareblownforthenight.Butwe,Equality7-2521,lookthroughthewindowuponthesky,andthereispeaceinthesky,andcleanliness,anddignity.AndbeyondtheCitythereliestheplain,andbeyondtheplain,blackupontheblacksky,thereliestheUnchartedForest.
WedonotwishtolookupontheUnchartedForest.Wedonotwishtothinkofit.Buteverdooureyesreturntothatblackpatchuponthesky.MenneverentertheUnchartedForest,forthereisnopowertoexploreitandnopathtoleadamongitsancienttreeswhichstandasguardsoffearfulsecrets.Itiswhisperedthatonceortwiceinahundredyears,oneamongthemenoftheCityescapealoneandruntotheUnchartedForest,withoutcallorreason.Thesemendonotreturn.TheyperishfromhungerandfromtheclawsofthewildbeastswhichroamtheForest.ButourCouncilssaythatthisisonlyalegend.WehaveheardthattherearemanyUnchartedForestsovertheland,amongtheCities.AnditiswhisperedthattheyhavegrownovertheruinsofmanycitiesoftheUnmentionableTimes.Thetreeshaveswallowedtheruins,andthebonesundertheruins,andallthethingswhichperished.AndaswelookupontheUnchartedForestfarinthenight,wethinkofthesecretsoftheUnmentionableTimes.Andwewonderhowitcametopassthatthesesecretswerelosttotheworld.Wehaveheardthelegendsofthegreatfighting,inwhichmanymenfoughtononesideandonlyafewontheother.ThesefewweretheEvilOnesandtheywereconquered.Thengreatfiresragedovertheland.