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And if the Councils had decreed that you should be a Street Sweeper, how dared you think that you could be of greater use to men than in sweeping the streets?" "How dared you, gutter cleaner," spoke Fraternity 9 3452, "to hold yourself as one alone and with the thoughts of the one and not of the many?" AND IF THE COUNCIL HAD DEGREED THAT YOU BE A STREET SWEEPER HOW DARED YOU THINK THAT YOU COULD BE OF GREATER USE TO MEN THAN IN SWEEPING THE STREETS HOW DARED YOU GUTTER CLEANER SPOKE FRATERNITY NINE THREE FOUR FIVE TWO TO HOLD YOURSELF AS ONE ALONE IT WOULD END WITH THOUGHTS OF ONE AND NOT OF MANY
is yours. We give it to you.” Still they would not move. “We give you the power of the sky!” we cried. “We give you the key to the earth! Take it, and let us be one of you, the humblest among you. Let us all work together, and harness this power, and make it ease the toil of men. Let us throw away our candles and our torches. Let us flood our cities with light. Let us bring a new light to men!” But they looked upon us, and suddenly we were afraid. For their eyes were still, and small, and evil. “Our brothers!” we cried. “Have you nothing to say to us?” Then Collective 0-0009 moved forward. They moved to the table and the others followed. “Yes,” spoke Collective 0-0009, “we have much to say to you.” The sound of their voices brought silence to the hall and to beat of our heart. “Yes,” said Collective 0-0009, “we have much to say to a wretch who have broken all the laws and who boast of their infamy! “How dared you think that your mind held greater wisdom than the minds of your brothers? YOURS WE GIVE IT TO YOU STILL THEY WOULD NOT MOVE WE GIVE YOU THE POWER OF THE SKY WE CRIED WE GIVE YOU THE KEY TO THE EARTH TAKE IT AND LET US BE ONE OF YOU THE HUMBLEST AMONG YOU LET US WORK TOGETHER AND HARNESS THIS POWER AND MAKE IT EASE THE TOIL OF MEN LET US THROW AWAY OUR CANDLES AND OUR TORCHES LET US FLOOD OUR CITIES WITH LIGHT LET US BRING A NEW LIGHT TO MEN BUT THEY LOOKED UPON US AND SUDDENLY WE WERE AFRAID FOR THEIR EYES WERE STILL AND SMALL AND EVIL OUR BROTHERS WE CRIED HAVE YOU NOTHING TO SAY TO US THEN COLLECTIVE ZERO ZERO ZERO ZERO NINE MOVED FORWARD THEY MOVED TO THE TABLE AND THE OTHERS FOLLOWED YES SPOKE COLLECTIVE ZERO ZERO ZERO ZERO NINE WE HAVE MUCH TO SAY TO YOU THE SOUND OF THEIR VOICE BROUGHT SILENCE TO THE HALL AND TO THE BEAT OF OUR HEART YES SAID COLLECTIVE ZERO ZERO ZERO ZERO NINE WE HAVE MUCH TO SAY TO A WRETCH WHO HAVE BROKEN ALL THE LAWS AND WHO BOAST OF THEIR INFAMY HOW DARED YOU THINK THAT YOUR MIND HELD GREATER WISDOM THAN THE MINDS OF YOUR BROTHERS
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