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Chapter IV. A Diary Of The Dying

           Noneofouroxygencanreachit.Buttheether,ofcourse,haspenetratedtoit,astoeveryotherpointupontheuniverse.Therefore,ithassurvivedthepoison.Hence,wemayarguethateveryamoebaoutsidethisroom,insteadofbeingdead,asyouhaveerroneouslystated,hasreallysurvivedthecatastrophe."

           "Well,evennowIdon’tfeelinclinedtohip-hurrahaboutit,"saidLordJohn."Whatdoesitmatter?"

           "Itjustmattersthis,thattheworldisalivinginsteadofadeadone.Ifyouhadthescientificimagination,youwouldcastyourmindforwardfromthisonefact,andyouwouldseesomefewmillionsofyearshence—amerepassingmomentintheenormousfluxoftheages—thewholeworldteemingoncemorewiththeanimalandhumanlifewhichwillspringfromthistinyroot.Youhaveseenaprairiefirewheretheflameshaveswepteverytraceofgrassorplantfromthesurfaceoftheearthandleftonlyablackenedwaste.Youwouldthinkthatitmustbeforeverdesert.Yettherootsofgrowthhavebeenleftbehind,andwhenyoupasstheplaceafewyearshenceyoucannolongertellwheretheblackscarsusedtobe.Hereinthistinycreaturearetherootsofgrowthoftheanimalworld,andbyitsinherentdevelopment,andevolution,itwillsurelyintimeremoveeverytraceofthisincomparablecrisisinwhichwearenowinvolved."

           "Doocedinterestin’!"saidLordJohn,loungingacrossandlookingthroughthemicroscope."Funnylittlechaptohangnumberoneamongthefamilyportraits.

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