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The Man On Putney Hill

           Livesinsuredandabitinvestedforfearofaccidents. AndonSundaysfearofthehereafter. Asifhellwasbuiltforrabbits! Well,theMartianswilljustbeagodsendtothese. Niceroomycages,fatteningfood,carefulbreeding,noworry. Afteraweekorsochasingaboutthefieldsandlandsonemptystomachs,they’llcomeandbecaughtcheerful. They’llbequitegladafterabit. They’llwonderwhatpeopledidbeforetherewereMartianstotakecareofthem. Andthebarloafers,andmashers,andsingersIcanimaginethem. Icanimaginethem,"hesaid,withasortofsombregratification. "There’llbeanyamountofsentimentandreligionlooseamongthem. There’shundredsofthingsIsawwithmyeyesthatI’veonlybeguntoseeclearlytheselastfewdays. There’slotswilltakethingsastheyarefatandstupid;andlotswillbeworriedbyasortoffeelingthatit’sallwrong,andthattheyoughttobedoingsomething. Nowwheneverthingsaresothatalotofpeoplefeeltheyoughttobedoingsomething,theweak,andthosewhogoweakwithalotofcomplicatedthinking,alwaysmakeforasortofdo-nothingreligion,verypiousandsuperior,andsubmittopersecutionandthewilloftheLord. Verylikelyyou’veseenthesamething. It’senergyinagaleoffunk,andturnedcleaninsideout. Thesecageswillbefullofpsalmsandhymnsandpiety. Andthoseofalesssimplesortwillworkinabitofwhatisit?eroticism." 

           Hepaused. 

           "VerylikelytheseMartianswillmakepetsofsomeofthem;trainthemtodotrickswhoknows? getsentimentaloverthepetboywhogrewupandhadtobekilled. Andsome,maybe,theywilltraintohuntus." 

           "No,"Icried,"that’simpossible!Nohumanbeing" 

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