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asked the wondering man. "The freedom of men  the liberation of a race. No more poverty, no endless, grinding labor." His young eyes, too, were looking into the future, a future of blinding light. "Culture," he said, "instead of heart breaking toil, a chance to grow mentally, spiritually; it is another world, a new life  " And again he asked: "Surely, you see?" "I see," said the other; "I see  plainly." ASKED THE WONDERING MAN THE FREEDOM OF MEN THE LIBERATION OF A RACE NO MORE POVERTY NO ENDLESS GRINDING LABOUR HIS YOUNG EYES TOO WERE LOOKING INTO THE FUTURE A FUTURE OF BLINDING LIGHT CULTURE HE SAID INSTEAD OF HEART BREAKING TOIL A CHANCE TO GROW MENTALLY SPIRITUALLY IT IS ANOTHER WORLD A NEW LIFE AND AGAIN HE ASKED SURELY YOU SEE I SEE SAID THE OTHER I SEE PLAINLY
inquired. The other looked at him in amazement. Then: "I should have known you would understand," he said humbly. "And you know what it means"--again his voice rose--"power without end to do the work of the world--great vessels driven a lifetime on a mere ounce of matter--a revolution in transportation--in living...." He paused. "The liberation of mankind," he added, and his voice was reverent. "This will do the work of the world: it will make a new heaven and a new earth! Oh, I have dreamed dreams," he exclaimed, "I have seen visions. And it has been given to me--me!--to liberate man from the curse of Adam ... the sweat of his brow.... I can't realize it even yet. I--I am not worthy...." * * * * * He raised his eyes slowly in the silence to gaze in wondering astonishment at the older man. There was no answering light, no exaltation on the lined face. Only sadness in the tired eyes that looked at him and through him as if focused upon something in a dim future--or past. "Don't you see? ER QUIETLY AND THE RELEASE OF POWER UNLIMITED DID YOU USE THORIUM HE INQUIRED THE OTHER LOOKED AT HIM IN AMAZEMENT THEN I SHOULD HAVE KNOWN YOU WOULD UNDERSTAND HE SAID HUMBLY AND YOU KNOW WHAT IT MEANS AGAIN HIS VOICE ROSE POWER WITHOUT END TO DO THE WORK OF THE WORLD GREAT VESSELS DRIVEN A LIFETIME ON A MERE OUNCE OF MATTER A REVOLUTION IN TRANSPORTATION IN LIVING HE PAUSED THE LIBERATION OF MANKIND HE ADDED AND HIS VOICE WAS REVERENT THIS WILL DO THE WORK OF THE WORLD IT WILL MAKE A NEW HEAVEN AND A NEW EARTH AH I HAVE DREAMED DREAMS HE EXCLAIMED I HAVE SEEN VISIONS AND IT HAS BEEN GIVEN TO ME ME TO LIBERATE MAN FROM THE CURSE OF ADAM THE SWEAT OF HIS BROW I CAN'T REALIZE IT EVEN YET I I AM NOT WORTHY HE RAISED HIS EYES SLOWLY IN THE SILENCE TO GAZE IN WONDERING ASTONISHMENT AT THE OLDER MAN THERE WAS NO ANSWERING LIGHT NO EXULTATION ON THE LINED FACE ONLY SADNESS IN THE TIRED EYES THAT LOOKED AT HIM AND THREW HIM AS IF FOCUSED UPON SOMETHING IN A DIM FUTURE ALL PASSED DON'T YOU SEE
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