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And there would be many occupations also, as the processes of agriculture, in which the voluntary exercise of energy would be thought so delightful, that people would not dream of handing over its pleasure to the jaws of a machine. AND THERE WOULD BE MANY OCCUPATIONS ALSO AS THE PROCESSES OF AGRICULTURE IN WHICH THE VOLUNTARY EXERCISE OF ENERGY WOULD BE THOUGHT SO DELIGHTFUL THAT PEOPLE WOULD NOT DREAM OF HANDING OVER ITS PLEASURE TO THE JAWS OF A MACHINE
 get to that point they will doubtless turn themselves and begin to find out what it is that they really want to do. They would soon find out that the less work they did (the less work unaccompanied by art, I mean), the more desirable a dwelling-place the earth would be; they would accordingly do less and less work, till the mood of energy, of which I began by speaking, urged them on afresh: but by that time Nature, relieved by the relaxation of man’s work, would be recovering her ancient beauty, and be teaching men the old story of art. And as the Artificial Famine, caused by men working for the profit of a master, and which we now look upon as a matter of course, would have long disappeared, they would be free to do as they chose, and they would set aside their machines in all cases where the work seemed pleasant or desirable for handiwork; till in all crafts where production of beauty was required, the most direct communication between a man’s hand and his brain would be sought for.  THAN ENOUGH WHEN THEY GET TO THAT POINT THEY WILL DOUBTLESS TURN THEMSELVES AND BEGIN TO FIND OUT WHAT IT IS THAT THEY REALLY WANT TO DO THEY WOULD SOON FIND OUT THAT THE LESS WORK THEY DID THE LESS WORK UNACCOMPANIED BY ART I MEAN THE MORE DESIRABLE A DWELLING PLACE THE EARTH WOULD BE THEY WOULD ACCORDINGLY DO LESS AND LESS WORK TILL THE MOOD OF ENERGY OF WHICH I BEGAN BY SPEAKING URGED THEM ON AFRESH BUT BY THAT TIME NATURE RELIEVED BY THE RELAXATION OF MAN'S WORK WOULD BE RECOVERING HER ANCIENT BEAUTY AND BE TEACHING MEN THE OLD STORY OF ART AND AS THE ARTIFICIAL FAMINE CAUSED BY MEN WORKING FOR THE PROFIT OF A MASTER AND WHICH WE NOW LOOK UPON AS A MATTER OF COURSE WOULD HAVE LONG DISAPPEARED THEY WOULD BE FREE TO DO AS THEY CHOSE AND THEY WOULD SET ASIDE THEIR MACHINES IN ALL CASES WHERE THE WORK SEEMED PLEASANT OR DESIRABLE FOR HANDIWORK TILL IN ALL CRAFTS WHERE PRODUCTION OF BEAUTY WAS REQUIRED THE MOST DIRECT COMMUNICATION BETWEEN A MAN'S HAND AND HIS BRAIN WOULD BE SOUGHT FOR
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