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We raised our right arm and we spoke, and our voice was the clearest, the steadiest voice in the hall that day, and we said: "The will of our brothers be done." And we looked straight into the eyes of the Council, but their eyes were as cold blue glass buttons. WE RAISED OUR RIGHT ARM AND WE SPOKE AND OUR VOICE WAS THE CLEAREST THE STEADIEST VOICE IN THE HALL THAT DAY AND WE SAID THE WILL OF OUR BROTHERS BE DONE AND WE LOOKED STRAIGHT INTO THE EYES OF THE COUNCIL BUT THEIR EYES WERE AS COLD AS BLUE GLASS BUTTONS
embers of the Council, three of the male gender and two of the female. Their hair was white and their faces were cracked as the clay of a dry river bed. They were old. They seemed older than the marble of the Temple of the World Council. They sat before us and they did not move. And we saw no breath to stir the folds of their white togas. But we knew that they were alive, for a finger of the hand of the oldest rose, pointed to us, and fell down again. This was the only thing which moved, for the lips of the oldest did not move as they said: “Street Sweeper.” We felt the cords of our neck grow tight as our head rose higher to look upon the faces of the Council, and we were happy. We knew we had been guilty, but now we had a way to atone for it. We would accept our Life Mandate, and we would work for our brothers, gladly and willingly, and we would erase our sin against them, which they did not know, but we knew. So we were happy, and proud of ourselves and of our victory over ourselves. E COUNCIL THERE WERE FIVE MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL THREE OF THE MALE GENDER AND TWO OF THE FEMALE THEIR HAIR WAS WHITE AND THEIR FACES WERE CRACKED AS THE CLAY OF A DRY RIVER BED THEY WERE OLD THEY SEEMED OLDER THAN THE MARBLE OF THE TEMPLE OF THE WORLD COUNCIL THEY SAT BEFORE US AND THEY DID NOT MOVE AND WE SAW NO BREATH TO STIR THE FOLDS OF THEIR WHITE TOGAS BUT WE KNEW THAT THEY WERE ALIVE FOR A FINGER OF THE HAND OF THE OLDEST ROSE POINTED TO US AND FELL DOWN AGAIN THIS WAS THE ONLY THING WHICH MOVED FOR THE LIPS OF THE OLDEST DID NOT MOVE AS THEY SAID STREET SWEEPER WE FELT THE CORDS OF OUR NECK GROW TIGHT AS OUR HEAD ROSE HIGHER TO LOOK UPON THE FACES OF THE COUNCIL AND WE WERE HAPPY WE KNEW WE HAD BEEN GUILTY BUT NOW WE HAD A WAY TO ATONE FOR IT WE WOULD ACCEPT OUR LIFE MANDATE AND WE WOULD WORK FOR OUR BROTHERS GLADLY AND WILLINGLY AND WE WOULD ERASE OUR SIN AGAINST THEM WHICH THEY DID NOT KNOW BUT WE KNEW FOR WE WERE HAPPY AND PROUD OF OURSELVES AND OF THE VICTORY OVER OURSELVES
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