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The Saint of the pyre had seen the future when he chose me as his heir, as the heir of all the saints and all the martyrs who came before him and who died for the same cause, for the same word, no matter what name they gave to their cause and their truth. THE SAINT OF THE PYRE HAD SEEN THE FUTURE WHEN HE CHOSE ME AS HIS HEIR AS THE HEIR OF ALL THE SAINTS AND ALL THE MARTYRS WHO CAME BEFORE HIM AND WHO DIED FOR THE SAME CAUSE FOR THE SAME WORD NO MATTER WHAT NAME THEY GAVE TO THEIR CAUSE AND THEIR TRUTH
ays. Then I called the Golden One, and I told her what I had read and what I had learned. She looked at me and the first words she spoke were: “I love you.” Then I said: “My dearest one, it is not proper for men to be without names. There was a time when each man had a name of his own to distinguish him from all other men. So let us choose our names. I have read of a man who lived many thousands of years ago, and of all the names in these books, his is the one I wish to bear. He took the light of the gods and he brought it to men, and he taught men to be gods. And he suffered for his deed as all bearers of light must suffer. His name was Prometheus.” “It shall be your name,” said the Golden One. “And I have read of a goddess,” I said, “who was the mother of the earth and of all the gods. Her name was Gaea. Let this be your name, my Golden One, for you are to be the mother of a new kind of gods.” “It shall be my name,” said the Golden One. Now I look ahead. My future is clear before me. TRUTH WITHIN HIM I READ MANY BOOKS FOR MANY DAYS THEN I CALLED THE GOLDEN ONE AND I TOLD HER WHAT I HAD READ AND WHAT I HAD LEARNED SHE LOOKED AT ME AND THE FIRST WORDS SHE SPOKE WERE I LOVE YOU THEN I SAID MY DEAREST ONE IT IS NOT PROPER FOR MEN TO BE WITHOUT NAMES THERE WAS A TIME WHEN EACH MAN HAD A NAME OF HIS OWN TO DISTINGUISH HIM FROM ALL OTHER MEN SO LET US CHOOSE OUR NAMES I HAVE READ OF A MAN WHO LIVED MANY THOUSANDS OF YEARS AGO AND OF ALL THE NAMES IN THESE BOOKS HIS IS THE ONE I WISH TO BEAR HE TOOK THE LIGHT OF THE GODS AND BROUGHT IT TO MEN AND HE TAUGHT MEN TO BE GODS AND HE SUFFERED FOR HIS DEED AS ALL BEARERS OF LIGHT MUST SUFFER HIS NAME WAS PROMETHEUS IT SHALL BE YOUR NAME SAID THE GOLDEN ONE AND I HAVE READ OF A GODDESS I SAID WHO WAS THE MOTHER OF THE EARTH AND OF ALL THE GODS HER NAME WAS GAEA LET THIS BE YOUR NAME MY GOLDEN ONE FOR YOU ARE TO BE THE MOTHER OF A NEW KIND OF GODS IT SHALL BE MY NAME SAID THE GOLDEN ONE NOW I LOOK AHEAD MY FUTURE IS CLEAR BEFORE ME
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