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The Grey Cub

           Asthesunwastotheoutsidedweller,thiswallwastohimthesunofhisworld. Itattractedhimasacandleattractsamoth. Hewasalwaysstrivingtoattainit. Thelifethatwassoswiftlyexpandingwithinhim,urgedhimcontinuallytowardthewalloflight. Thelifethatwaswithinhimknewthatitwastheonewayout,thewayhewaspredestinedtotread. Buthehimselfdidnotknowanythingaboutit. Hedidnotknowtherewasanyoutsideatall. 

           Therewasonestrangethingaboutthiswalloflight. Hisfather(hehadalreadycometorecognisehisfatherastheoneotherdwellerintheworld,acreaturelikehismother,whosleptnearthelightandwasabringerofmeat) hisfatherhadawayofwalkingrightintothewhitefarwallanddisappearing. Thegreycubcouldnotunderstandthis. Thoughneverpermittedbyhismothertoapproachthatwall,hehadapproachedtheotherwalls, andencounteredhardobstructionontheendofhistendernose. Thishurt. Andafterseveralsuchadventures,heleftthewallsalone. Withoutthinkingaboutit,heacceptedthisdisappearingintothewallasapeculiarityofhisfather,asmilkandhalf-digestedmeatwerepeculiaritiesofhismother. 

           Infact,thegreycubwasnotgiventothinkingatleast,tothekindofthinkingcustomaryofmen. Hisbrainworkedindimways. Yethisconclusionswereassharpanddistinctasthoseachievedbymen. Hehadamethodofacceptingthings,withoutquestioningthewhyandwherefore. Inreality,thiswastheactofclassification. Hewasneverdisturbedoverwhyathinghappened. Howithappenedwassufficientforhim. Thus,whenhehadbumpedhisnoseontheback-wallafewtimes,heacceptedthathewouldnotdisappearintowalls. Inthesamewayheacceptedthathisfathercoulddisappearintowalls. Buthewasnotintheleastdisturbedbydesiretofindoutthereasonforthedifferencebetweenhisfatherandhimself. Logicandphysicswerenopartofhismentalmake-up. 

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