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Part Seven

           

           “Yes,”saidCollective0-0009,“wehavemuchtosaytoawretchwhohavebrokenallthelawsandwhoboastoftheirinfamy!

           “Howdaredyouthinkthatyourmindheldgreaterwisdomthanthemindsofyourbrothers?AndiftheCouncilshaddecreedthatyoushouldbeaStreetSweeper,howdaredyouthinkthatyoucouldbeofgreaterusetomenthaninsweepingthestreets?”

           “Howdaredyou,guttercleaner,”spokeFraternity9-3452,“toholdyourselfasonealoneandwiththethoughtsoftheoneandnotofthemany?”

           “Youshallbeburnedatthestake,”saidDemocracy4-6998.

           “No,theyshallbelashed,”saidUnanimity7-3304,“tillthereisnothingleftunderthelashes.”

           “No,”saidCollective0-0009,“wecannotdecideuponthis,ourbrothers.Nosuchcrimehaseverbeencommitted,anditisnotforustojudge.NorforanysmallCouncil.WeshalldeliverthiscreaturetotheWorldCouncilitselfandlettheirwillbedone.”

           Welookeduponthemandwepleaded:

           “Ourbrothers!Youareright.LetthewilloftheCouncilbedoneuponourbody.Wedonotcare.Butthelight?Whatwillyoudowiththelight?”

           Collective0-0009lookeduponus,andtheysmiled.

           “Soyouthinkthatyouhavefoundanewpower,”saidCollective0-0009.“Doallyourbrothersthinkthat?”

           “No,”weanswered.

           “Whatisnotthoughtbyallmencannotbetrue,”saidCollective0-0009.

           “Youhaveworkedonthisalone?”askedInternational1-5537.

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