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There is no joy for men, save the joy shared with all their brothers. But the only things which taught us joy were the power we created in our wires, and the Golden One. THERE IS NO JOY FOR MEN SAVE THE JOY SHARED WITH ALL THEIR BROTHERS BUT THE ONLY THINGS WHICH TAUGHT US JOY WERE THE POWER CREATED IN OUR WIRES AND THE GOLDEN ONE
er their skin. We watch the leaf which has fallen upon their shoulder, and it lies at the curve of their neck, and a drop of dew glistens upon it like a jewel. They approach us, and they stop, laughing, knowing what we think, and they wait obediently, without questions, till it pleases us to turn and go on. We go on and we bless the earth under our feet. But questions come to us again, as we walk in silence. If that which we have found is the corruption of solitude, then what can men wish for save corruption? If this is the great evil of being alone, then what is good and what is evil? Everything which comes from the many is good. Everything which comes from one is evil. This have we been taught with our first breath. We have broken the law, but we have never doubted it. Yet now, as we walk through the forest, we are learning to doubt. There is no life for men, save in useful toil for the good of all their brothers. But we lived not, when we toiled for our brothers, we were only weary. S IF THE LIGHT FELL NOT FROM ABOVE BUT ROSE FROM UNDER THE SKIN WE WATCH THE LEAF WHICH HAS FALLEN UPON THEIR SHOULDER AND IT LIES AT THE CURVE OF THEIR NECK AND A DROP OF DEW GLISTENS UPON IT LIKE A JEWEL THEY APPROACH US AND THEY STOP LAUGHING KNOWING WHAT WE THINK AND THEY WAIT OBEDIENTLY WITHOUT QUESTION TILL IT PLEASES US TO TURN AND GO ON WE GO ON AND WE BLESS THE EARTH UNDER OUR FEET BUT QUESTIONS COME TO US AGAIN AS WE WALK IN SILENCE IF THAT WE HAVE FOUND IS THE CORRUPTION OF SOLITUDE THEN WHAT CAN MEN WISH FOR SAVE CORRUPTION IF THIS IS THE GREAT EVIL OF BEING ALONE THEN WHAT IS GOOD AND WHAT IS EVIL EVERYTHING WHICH COMES FROM THE MANY IS GOOD EVERYTHING WHICH COMES FROM ONE IS EVIL THUS WE HAVE BEEN TAUGHT WITH OUR FIRST BREATH WE HAVE BROKEN THE LAW BUT WE HAVE NEVER DOUBTED IT YET NOW AS WE WALK THE FOREST WE ARE LEARNING TO DOUBT THERE IS NO LIFE FOR MEN SAVE IN USEFUL TOIL FOR THE GOOD OF THEIR BROTHERS BUT WE LIVED NOT WHEN WE TOILED FOR OUR BROTHERS WE WERE ONLY WEARY
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