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In five hours, the shadows are blue on the pavements, and the sky is blue with a deep brightness which is not bright. We come back to have our dinner, which lasts one hour. Then the bell rings and we walk in a straight column to one of the City Halls, for the Social Meeting. IN FIVE HOURS THE SHADOWS ARE BLUE ON THE PAVEMENTS AND THE SKY IS BLUE WITH A DEEP BRIGHTNESS WHICH IS NOT BRIGHT WE COME BACK TO HAVE OUR DINNER WHICH LASTS ONE HOUR THEN THE BELL RINGS AND WE WALK IN A STRAIGHT COLUMN TO ONE OF THE CITY HALLS FOR THE SOCIAL MEETING
aised 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. So we went into the Home of the Street Sweepers. It is a grey house on a narrow street. There is a sundial in its courtyard, by which the Council of the Home can tell the hours of the day and when to ring the bell. When the bell rings, we all arise from our beds. The sky is green and cold in our windows to the east. The shadow on the sundial marks off a half-hour while we dress and eat our breakfast in the dining hall, where there are five long tables with twenty clay plates and twenty clay cups on each table. Then we go to work in the streets of the City, with our brooms and our rakes. In five hours, when the sun is high, we return to the Home and we eat our midday meal, for which one-half hour is allowed. Then we go to work again.  OVER OURSELVES 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 SO WE WENT INTO THE HOME OF THE STREET SWEEPERS IT IS A GREY HOUSE ON A NARROW STREET THERE IS A SUN DIAL IN THE COURTYARD BY WHICH THE COUNCIL OF THE HOME CAN TELL THE HOURS OF THE DAY AND WHEN TO RING THE BELL WHEN THE BELL RINGS WE ARISE FROM OUR BEDS THE SKY IS GREEN AND COLD IN OUR WINDOWS TO THE EAST AND THE SHADOW ON THE SUN DIAL MARKS OFF A HALF HOUR WHILE WE DRESS AND EAT OUR BREAKFAST IN THE DINING HALL WHERE THERE ARE FIVE LONG TABLES WITH TWENTY CLAY PLATES AND TWENTY CLAY CUPS ON EACH TABLE THEN WE GO TO WORK IN THE STREETS OF THE CITY WITH OUR BROOMS AND OUR RAKES IN FIVE HOURS WHEN THE SUN IS HIGH WE RETURN TO THE HOME AND WE EAT OUR MIDDAY MEAL FOR WHICH ONE HALF HOUR IS ALLOWED THEN WE GO TO WORK AGAIN
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