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Part One

           Butourhandwhichfollowedthetrack,aswecrawled,clungtotheironasifitwouldnotleaveit,asiftheskinofourhandwerethirstyandbeggingofthemetalsomesecretfluidbeatinginitscoldness.

           Wereturnedtotheearth.International4-8818lookeduponusandsteppedback.

           “Equality7-2521,”theysaid,“yourfaceiswhite.”

           Butwecouldnotspeakandwestoodlookinguponthem.

           Theybackedaway,asiftheydarednottouchus.Thentheysmiled,butitwasnotagaysmile;itwaslostandpleading.Butstillwecouldnotspeak.Thentheysaid:

           “WeshallreportourfindtotheCityCouncilandbothofuswillberewarded.”

           Andthenwespoke.Ourvoicewashardandtherewasnomercyinourvoice.Wesaid:

           “WeshallnotreportourfindtotheCityCouncil.Weshallnotreportittoanymen.”

           Theyraisedtheirhandstotheirears,forneverhadtheyheardsuchwordsasthese.

           “International4-8818,”weasked,“willyoureportustotheCouncilandseeuslashedtodeathbeforeyoureyes?”

           Theystoodstraightallofasuddenandtheyanswered:“Ratherwouldwedie.”

           “Then,”wesaid,“keepsilent.Thisplaceisours.Thisplacebelongstous,Equality7-2521,andtonoothermenonearth.Andifeverwesurrenderit,weshallsurrenderourlifewithitalso.”

           ThenwesawthattheeyesofInternational4-8818werefulltothelidswithtearstheydarednotdrop.Theywhispered,andtheirvoicetrembled,sothattheirwordslostallshape:

           “ThewilloftheCouncilisaboveallthings,foritisthewillofourbrothers,whichisholy.Butifyouwishitso,weshallobeyyou.

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