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large/948/anthem_librivox_64kb_mp3/anthem_02_rand_64kb
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We do not wonder at this new sin of ours. It is our second Transgression of Preference, for we do not think of all our brothers, as we must, but only of one, and their name is Liberty 5 3000. We do not know why we think of them. WE DO NOT WONDER AT THIS NEW SIN OF OURS IT IS OUR SECOND TRANSGRESSION OF PREFERENCE FOR WE DO NOT THINK OF ALL OF THE BROTHERS AS WE MUST BUT ONLY OF ONE AND THEIR NAME IS LIBERTY FIVE THREE THOUSAND WE DO NOT THINK OF WHY WE THINK OF THEM
, they smiled. They smiled to us and for us. And we smiled in answer. Their head fell back, and their arms fell, as if their arms and their thin white neck were stricken suddenly with a great lassitude. They were not looking upon us, but upon the sky. Then they glanced at us over their shoulder, as we felt as if a hand had touched our body, slipping softly from our lips to our feet. Every morning thereafter, we greeted each other with our eyes. We dared not speak. It is a transgression to speak to men of other Trades, save in groups at the Social Meetings. But once, standing at the hedge, we raised our hand to our forehead and then moved it slowly, palm down, toward Liberty 5-3000. Had the others seen it, they could have guessed nothing, for it looked only as if we were shading our eyes from the sun. But Liberty 5-3000 saw it and understood. They raised their hand to their forehead and moved it as we had. Thus, each day, we greet Liberty 5-3000, and they answer, and no men can suspect.  THEY SMILED TO US AND FOR US AND WE SMILED IN ANSWER THEIR HEAD FELL BACK AND THEIR ARMS FELL AS IF THEIR ARMS AND THEIR THIN WHITE NECK WERE STRICKEN SUDDENLY WITH A GREAT LASSITUDE THEY WERE NOT LOOKING UPON US BUT UPON THE SKY THEN THEY GLANCED AT US OVER THEIR SHOULDER AND WE FELT AS IF A HAND HAD TOUCHED OUR BODY SLIPPING SOFTLY FROM OUR LIPS TO OUR FEET EVERY MORNING THEREAFTER WE GREETED EACH OTHER WITH OUR EYES WE DARED NOT SPEAK IT IS A TRANSGRESSION TO SPEAK TO MEN OF OTHER TRADES SAVE IN GROUPS AT THE SOCIAL MEETINGS BUT ONCE STANDING AT THE HEDGE WE RAISED OUR HAND TO OUR FOREHEAD AND THEN MOVED IT SLOWLY PALM DOWN TOWARDS LIBERTY FIVE THREE THOUSAND HAD THE OTHERS SEEN IT THEY WOULD HAVE GUESSED NOTHING FOR IT LOOKED ONLY AS IF WE WERE SHADING OUR EYES FOR THE SUN BUT LIBERTY FIVE THREE SAT THOUSAND SAW IT AND UNDERSTOOD THEY RAISED THEIR HAND TO THEIR FOREHEAD AND MOVED IT AS WE HAD THUS EACH DAY WE GREET LIBERTY FIVE THREE THOUSAND AND THEY ANSWER AND NO MEN CAN SUSPECT
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