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Chapter 3

           Butthereisstillindeedamoreweightyreason,whythekingsofthiscountryhavebeenalwaysaversefromexecutingsoterribleanaction,unlessupontheutmostnecessity.For,ifthetownintendedtobedestroyedshouldhaveinitanytallrocks,asitgenerallyfallsoutinthelargercities,asituationprobablychosenatfirstwithaviewtopreventsuchacatastrophe;orifitaboundinhighspires,orpillarsofstone,asuddenfallmightendangerthebottomorundersurfaceoftheisland,which,althoughitconsist,asIhavesaid,ofoneentireadamant,twohundredyardsthick,mighthappentocrackbytoogreatashock,orburstbyapproachingtoonearthefiresfromthehousesbelow,asthebacks,bothofironandstone,willoftendoinourchimneys.Ofallthisthepeoplearewellapprised,andunderstandhowfartocarrytheirobstinacy,wheretheirlibertyorpropertyisconcerned.Andtheking,whenheishighestprovoked,andmostdeterminedtopressacitytorubbish,orderstheislandtodescendwithgreatgentleness,outofapretenceoftendernesstohispeople,but,indeed,forfearofbreakingtheadamantinebottom;inwhichcase,itistheopinionofalltheirphilosophers,thattheloadstonecouldnolongerholditup,andthewholemasswouldfalltotheground.

           Byafundamentallawofthisrealm,neithertheking,noreitherofhistwoeldestsons,arepermittedtoleavetheisland;northequeen,tillsheispastchild-bearing.

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