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he said, and his tone was harsh and bitter. But a smile, whimsical, kindly, crinkled his tired eyes as he turned to his desk and its usual litter of examination papers. "It is something, Avery," he whispered to that distant man, "to belong in so distinguished a group." HE SAID AND HIS TONE WAS HARSH AND BITTER BUT A SMILE WHIMSICAL KINDLY WRINKLED HIS TIRED EYES AS HE TURNED TO HIS DESK IN ITS USUAL LITTER OF EXAMINATION PAPERS IT IS SOMETHING AVERY HE WHISPERED TO THAT DISTANT MAN TO BELONG IN SO DISTINGUISHED A GROUP
of a great educational machine, glanced at the watch on his wrist. Again his thin shoulders were stooped, his voice tired. "My classes," he said. "I must be going...." * * * * * In the gathering dusk Professor Eddinger locked carefully the door of his office. He crossed beyond his desk and fumbled with his one hand for his keys. There was a cabinet to be opened, and he stared long in the dim light at the object he withdrew. He looked approvingly at the exquisite workmanship of an instrument where a generator of the cathode ray and an intricate maze of tubing surmounted electro-magnets and a round lead bulb. There were terminals for attaching heavy cables; it was a beautiful thing.... His useless arm moved to bring an imaginary hand before the window of quartz in the lead sphere. "Power," he whispered and repeated Avery's words; "power, to build a city--or destroy a civilization ... and I hold it in one hand." He replaced the apparatus in the safety of its case. "The saviors of mankind! U CAN'T BUT PROFESSOR EDINGER A COG IN THE WHEELS OF A GREAT EDUCATIONAL MACHINE GLANCED AT THE WATCH ON HIS WRIST AGAIN HIS THIN SHOULDERS WERE STOOPED HIS VOICE TIRED MY CLASSES HE SAID I MUST BE GOING IN THE GATHERING DUSK PROFESSOR EDINGER LOCKED CAREFULLY THE DOOR OF HIS OFFICE HE CROSSED BEYOND HIS DESK AND FUMBLED WITH HIS ONE HAND FOR HIS KEYS THERE WAS A CABINET TO BE OPENED AND HE STARED LONG IN THE DIM LIGHT AT THE OBJECT HE WITHDREW HE LOOKED APPROVINGLY AT THE EXQUISITE WORKMANSHIP OF AN INSTRUMENT WHERE A GENERATOR OF THE CATHOLD RAY AND AN INTRICATE MAZE OF TUBINGS SURMOUNTED ELECTROMAGNETS AND A ROUND LEAD BULB THERE WERE TERMINALS FOR ATTACHING HEAVY CABLES IT WAS A BEAUTIFUL THING HIS USELESS ARM MOVED TO BRING AN IMAGINARY HAND BEFORE THE WINDOW OF QUARTZ IN THE LEAD SPHERE POWER HE WHISPERED AND REPEATED OVER HIS WORDS POWER TO BUILD A CITY OR DESTROY A CIVILIZATION AND I HOLD IT IN ONE HAND HE REPLACED THE APPARATUS IN THE SAFETY OF ITS CASE THE SAVIOURS OF MANKIND
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