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There were five members of the Council, three of the male gender and two of the female. THERE WERE FIVE MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL THREE OF THE MALE GENDER AND TWO OF THE FEMALE
e Students’ names, and when the Students stepped before them, one after another, the Council said: “Carpenter” or “Doctor” or “Cook” or “Leader.” Then each Student raised their right arm and said: “The will of our brothers be done.” Now if the Council has said “Carpenter” or “Cook,” the Students so assigned go to work and they do not study any further. But if the Council has said “Leader,” then those Students go into the Home of the Leaders, which is the greatest house in the City, for it has three stories. And there they study for many years, so that they may become candidates and be elected to the City Council and the State Council and the World Council—by a free and general vote of all men. But we wished not to be a Leader, even though it is a great honor. We wished to be a Scholar. So we awaited our turn in the great hall and then we heard the Council of Vocations call our name: “Equality 7-2521.” We walked to the dais, and our legs did not tremble, and we looked up at the Council. EAK TO EACH OF THE STUDENTS THEY CALLED THE STUDENTS NAMES AND WHEN THE STUDENTS STEPPED BEFORE THEM ONE AFTER ANOTHER THE COUNCIL SAID CARPENTER OR DOCTOR OR COOK OR LEADER THEN EACH STUDENT RAISED THEIR RIGHT ARM AND SAID THE WILL OF OUR BROTHERS BE DONE NOW IF THE COUNCIL SAID CARPENTER OR COOK THE STUDENTS SO ASSIGNED GO TO WORK AND DO NOT STUDY ANY FURTHER BUT IF THE COUNCIL HAS SAID LEADER THEN THOSE STUDENTS GO TO THE HOME OF THE LEADERS WHICH IS THE GREATEST HOUSE IN THE CITY FOR IT HAS THREE STORIES AND THERE THEY STUDY FOR MANY YEARS SO THAT THEY MAY BECOME CANDIDATES AND BE ELECTED TO THE CITY COUNCIL AND THE STATE COUNCIL AND THE WORLD COUNCIL BY A FREE AND GENERAL VOTE OF ALL MEN BUT WE WISH NOT TO BE A LEADER EVEN THOUGH IT IS A GREAT HONOR WE WISH TO BE A SCHOLAR SO WE AWAITED OUR TURN IN THE GREAT HALL AND THEN WE HEARD THE COUNCIL OF VOCATIONS CALL OUR NAME EQUALITY SEVEN TWO FIVE TO ONE WE WALKED TO THE DAIS AND OUR LEGS DID NOT TREMBLE AND WE LOOKED UP AT THE COUNCIL
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