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Chapter 14

           

           Youwillsee,myreader,thatitwasnotallhopelesslybadinsolitary.Giventhreemindssuchasours,therewasmuchwithwhichtowhileawaythetime.Itmightwellbethatwekeptoneanotherfrominsanity,althoughImustadmitthatOppenheimerrottedfiveyearsinsolitaryentirelybyhimself,ereMorrelljoinedhim,andyethadremainedsane.

           Ontheotherhand,donotmakethemistakeofthinkingthatlifeinsolitarywasonewildorgyofblithecommunionandexhilaratingpsychologicalresearch.

           Wehadmuchandterriblepain.Ourguardswerebrutes—yourhang-dogs,citizen.Oursurroundingswerevile.Ourfoodwasfilthy,monotonous,innutritious.Onlymen,byforceofwill,couldliveonsounbalancedaration.Iknowthatourprizecattle,pigs,andsheepontheUniversityDemonstrationFarmatDaviswouldhavefadedawayanddiedhadtheyreceivednomorescientificallybalancedarationthanwhatwereceived.

           Wehadnobookstoread.Ourveryknuckle-talkwasaviolationoftherules.Theworld,sofaraswewereconcerned,practicallydidnotexist.Itwasmoreaghost-world.Oppenheimer,forinstance,hadneverseenanautomobileoramotor-cycle.Newsdidoccasionallyfilterin—butsuchdim,long-after-the-event,unrealnews.OppenheimertoldmehehadnotlearnedoftheRusso-Japanesewaruntiltwoyearsafteritwasover.

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