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Part Two

           

           Wecannotsaywhattheymeant,fortherearenowordsfortheirmeaning,butweknowitwithoutwordsandweknewitthen.

           “No,”weanswered,“norareyouoneofoursisters.”

           “Ifyouseeusamongscoresofwomen,willyoulookuponus?”

           “Weshalllookuponyou,Liberty5-3000,ifweseeyouamongallthewomenoftheearth.”

           Thentheyasked:

           “AreStreetSweeperssenttodifferentpartsoftheCityordotheyalwaysworkinthesameplaces?”

           “Theyalwaysworkinthesameplaces,”weanswered,“andnoonewilltakethisroadawayfromus.”

           “Youreyes,”theysaid,“arenotliketheeyesofanyamongmen.”

           Andsuddenly,withoutcauseforthethoughtwhichcametous,wefeltcold,coldtoourstomach.

           “Howoldareyou?”weasked.

           Theyunderstoodourthought,fortheyloweredtheireyesforthefirsttime.

           “Seventeen,”theywhispered.

           Andwesighed,asifaburdenhadbeentakenfromus,forwehadbeenthinkingwithoutreasonofthePalaceofMating.AndwethoughtthatwewouldnotlettheGoldenOnebesenttothePalace.Howtopreventit,howtobarthewilloftheCouncils,weknewnot,butweknewsuddenlythatwewould.Onlywedonotknowwhysuchthoughtcametous,fortheseuglymattersbearnorelationtousandtheGoldenOne.Whatrelationcantheybear?

           Still,withoutreason,aswestoodtherebythehedge,wefeltourlipsdrawntightwithhatred,asuddenhatredforallourbrothermen.AndtheGoldenOnesawitandsmiledslowly,andtherewasintheirsmilethefirstsadnesswehadseeninthem.

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