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I shall announce it alone.... There will be laboratories  enormous!  and factories. My invention will be perfected, simplified, compressed. A generator will be made  thousands of horsepower to do the work of a city, free thousands of men  made so small you can hold it in one hand." I SHALL ANNOUNCE IT ALONE THERE WILL BE LABARATRIES ENORMOUS AND FACTORIES MY INVENTION WILL BE PERFECTED SIMPLIFIED COMPRESSED A GENERATOR WILL BE MADE THOUSANDS OF HORSE POWER TO DO THE WORK OF A CITY FREE THOUSANDS OF MEN MADE SO SMALL YOU CAN HOLD IT IN ONE HAND
 a dim future--or past. "Don't you see?" asked the wondering man. "The freedom of men--the liberation of a race. No more poverty, no endless, grinding labor." His young eyes, too, were looking into the future, a future of blinding light. "Culture," he said, "instead of heart-breaking toil, a chance to grow mentally, spiritually; it is another world, a new life--" And again he asked: "Surely, you see?" "I see," said the other; "I see--plainly." "The new world," said Avery. "It--it dazzles me; it rings like music in my ears." "I see no new world," was the slow response. The young face was plainly perplexed. "Don't you believe?" he stammered. "After you have seen ... I thought you would have the vision, would help me emancipate the world, save it--" His voice failed. "Men have a way of crucifying their saviors," said the tired voice. The inventor was suddenly indignant. "You are blind," he said harshly; "it is too big for you. And I would have had you stand beside me in the great work.... ESS IN THE TIRED EYES THAT LOOKED AT HIM AND THREW HIM AS IF FOCUSED UPON SOMETHING IN A DIM FUTURE ALL PASSED DON'T YOU SEE ASKED THE WONDERING MAN THE FREEDOM OF MEN THE LIBERATION OF A RACE NO MORE POVERTY NO ENDLESS GRINDING LABOUR HIS YOUNG EYES TOO WERE LOOKING INTO THE FUTURE A FUTURE OF BLINDING LIGHT CULTURE HE SAID INSTEAD OF HEART BREAKING TOIL A CHANCE TO GROW MENTALLY SPIRITUALLY IT IS ANOTHER WORLD A NEW LIFE AND AGAIN HE ASKED SURELY YOU SEE I SEE SAID THE OTHER I SEE PLAINLY THE NEW WORLD SAID EVERY IT IT DAZZLES ME IT RINGS LIKE MUSIC IN MY EARS I SEE NO NEW WORLD WAS THE SLOW RESPONSE THE YOUNG FACE WAS PLAINLY PERPLEXED DON'T YOU BELIEVE HE STAMMERED AFTER YOU SEEN I THOUGHT YOU WOULD HAVE THE VISION WOULD HELP ME EMANCIPATE THE WORLD SAVE IT HIS VOICE FAILED MEN HAVE A WAY OF CRUCIFYING THEIR SAVIOURS SAID THE TIRED VOICE THE INVENTOR WAS SUDDENLY INDIGNANT YOU ARE BLIND HE SAID HARSHLY IT IS TOO BIG FOR YOU AND I WOULD HAVE HAD YOU STAND BESIDE ME IN THE GREAT WORK
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