Onecannotchoosebutwonder. Willheeverreturn? Itmaybethathesweptbackintothepast,andfellamongtheblood-drinking,hairysavagesoftheAgeofUnpolishedStone; intotheabyssesoftheCretaceousSea; oramongthegrotesquesaurians,thehugereptilianbrutesoftheJurassictimes. HemayevennowifImayusethephrasebewanderingonsomeplesiosaurus-hauntedOoliticcoralreef,orbesidethelonelysalinelakesoftheTriassicAge. Ordidhegoforward,intooneofthenearerages,inwhichmenarestillmen,butwiththeriddlesofourowntimeansweredanditswearisomeproblemssolved? Intothemanhoodoftherace:forI,formyownpartcannotthinkthattheselatterdaysofweakexperiment,fragmentarytheory,andmutualdiscordareindeedman’sculminatingtime! Isay,formyownpart. He,IknowforthequestionhadbeendiscussedamonguslongbeforetheTimeMachinewasmadethoughtbutcheerlesslyoftheAdvancementofMankind, andsawinthegrowingpileofcivilizationonlyafoolishheapingthatmustinevitablyfallbackuponanddestroyitsmakersintheend. Ifthatisso,itremainsforustoliveasthoughitwerenotso. Buttomethefutureisstillblackandblankisavastignorance,litatafewcasualplacesbythememoryofhisstory. AndIhavebyme,formycomfort,twostrangewhiteflowersshrivellednow,andbrownandflatandbrittletowitnessthatevenwhenmindandstrengthhadgone,gratitudeandamutualtendernessstilllivedonintheheartofman. 

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