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"A rat," said the Professor  "or a man ... or a million men." "We will control it." A RAT SAID THE PROFESS OR A MAN OR A MILLION MEN WE WILL CONTROL IT
or Eddinger quietly. And his one thin hand pointed to a far shelf, where, in the shadow, was a huddle of brown fur and a bit of crust. It fell as they watched, and the "plop" of the soft body upon the floor sounded loud in the silent room. "The law of compensation," said Professor Eddinger. "Two sides to the medal! Darkness and light--good and evil--life ... and death!" * * * * * The young man was stammering. "What do you mean?--a death ray evolved?" And: "What of it?" he demanded; "what of it? What's that got to do with it?" "A death ray," the other agreed. "You have dreamed, Avery--one must in order to create--but it is only a dream. You dreamed of life--a fuller life--for the world, but you would have given them, as you have just seen, death." The face of Avery was white as wax; his eyes glared savagely from dark hollows. "A rat!" he protested. "You have killed a rat ... and you say--you say--" He raised one trembling hand to his lips to hold them from forming the unspeakable words. TRUMENT THERE WAS HURT PRIDE AND JEALOUS RESENTMENT IN HIS VOICE SEE SAID PROFESSOR EDINGER QUIETLY AND HIS ONE THIN HAND POINTED TO A FAR SHELF WHERE IN THE SHADOW WAS A HUDDLE OF BROWN FIR AND A BIT OF CRUST IT FELL AS THEY WATCHED AND THE PLOP OF THE SOFT BODY UPON THE FLOOR SOUNDED LOUD IN THE SILENT ROOM THE LAW OF COMPENSATION SAID PROFESSOR EDINGER TWO SIDES TO THE MEDDLE DARKNESS AND LIGHT GOOD AND EVIL LIFE AND DEATH THE YOUNG MAN WAS STAMMERING WHAT DO YOU MEAN A DEATH RAY EVOLVED AND WHAT OF IT HE DEMANDED WHAT OF IT WHAT'S THAT GOT TO DO WITH IT A DEATH RAY THE OTHER AGREED YOU HAVE DREAMED AVERY ONE MUST IN ORDER TO CREATE BUT IT IS ONLY A DREAM YOU DREAMED OF LIFE A FULLER LIFE FOR THE WORLD BUT YOU WOULD HAVE GIVEN THEM AS YOU HAVE JUST SEEN DEATH THE FACE OF AVERY WAS WHITE AS WAX HIS EYES GLARED SAVAGELY FROM DARK HOLLOWS A RAT HE PROTESTED YOU HAVE KILLED A RAT AND YOU SAY YOU SAY HE RAISED ONE TREMBLING HAND TO HIS LIPS TO HOLD THEM FROM FORMING THE UNSPEAKABLE WORDS
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