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Chapter 5

           ‘Beneathmyfeet,then,theearthmustbetunnelledenormously,andthesetunnellingswerethehabitatofthenewrace. Thepresenceofventilatingshaftsandwellsalongthehillslopeseverywhere,infactexceptalongtherivervalleyshowedhowuniversalwereitsramifications. Whatsonatural,then,astoassumethatitwasinthisartificialUnderworldthatsuchworkaswasnecessarytothecomfortofthedaylightracewasdone? ThenotionwassoplausiblethatIatonceacceptedit,andwentontoassumethehowofthissplittingofthehumanspecies. Idaresayyouwillanticipatetheshapeofmytheory;though,formyself,Iverysoonfeltthatitfellfarshortofthetruth. 

           ‘Atfirst,proceedingfromtheproblemsofourownage,itseemedclearasdaylighttomethatthegradualwideningofthepresentmerelytemporaryandsocialdifferencebetweentheCapitalistandtheLabourer,wasthekeytothewholeposition. Nodoubtitwillseemgrotesqueenoughtoyouandwildlyincredible!andyetevennowthereareexistingcircumstancestopointthatway. Thereisatendencytoutilizeundergroundspaceforthelessornamentalpurposesofcivilization; thereistheMetropolitanRailwayinLondon,forinstance,therearenewelectricrailways,therearesubways,thereareundergroundworkroomsandrestaurants,andtheyincreaseandmultiply. Evidently,Ithought,thistendencyhadincreasedtillIndustryhadgraduallylostitsbirthrightinthesky. Imeanthatithadgonedeeperanddeeperintolargerandeverlargerundergroundfactories,spendingastill-increasingamountofitstimetherein,till,intheend Evennow,doesnotanEast-endworkerliveinsuchartificialconditionsaspracticallytobecutofffromthenaturalsurfaceoftheearth? 

           ‘Again,theexclusivetendencyofricherpeopledue,nodoubt,totheincreasingrefinementoftheireducation,andthewideninggulfbetweenthemandtherudeviolenceofthepoorisalreadyleadingtotheclosing,intheirinterest,ofconsiderableportionsofthesurfaceoftheland. 

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