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Chapter VI. The Great Awakening

           Well,there’ssomethinghereIdon’tunderstand."

           "Haveyounoremembranceofanythingremarkableasyoucameupthehill?"

           "Well,IseemtorecollectthatIwasmightysleepyonce.ItcomesbacktomethatIwantedtosaysomethingtothedriverandthatIcouldn’tmakehimheedme.Iguessitwastheheat,butIfeltswimmyforamoment.That’sall."

           "Soitiswiththewholehumanrace,"saidChallengertome."Theyhaveallfeltswimmyforamoment.Noneofthemhaveasyetanycomprehensionofwhathasoccurred.EachwillgoonwithhisinterruptedjobasAustinhassnatcheduphishose-pipeorthegolfercontinuedhisgame.Youreditor,Malone,willcontinuetheissueofhispapers,andverymuchamazedhewillbeatfindingthatanissueismissing.Yes,myyoungfriend,"headdedtotheAmericanreporter,withasuddenmoodofamusedgeniality,"itmayinterestyoutoknowthattheworldhasswumthroughthepoisonouscurrentwhichswirlsliketheGulfStreamthroughtheoceanofether.Youwillalsokindlynoteforyourownfutureconveniencethatto-dayisnotFriday,Augustthetwenty-seventh,butSaturday,Augustthetwenty-eighth,andthatyousatsenselessinyourcabfortwenty-eighthoursupontheRotherfieldhill."

           And"righthere,"asmyAmericancolleaguewouldsay,Imaybringthisnarrativetoanend.

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