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They whispered, and their voice trembled, so that their words lost all shape: "The will of the Council is above all things, for it is the will of our brothers, which is holy. But if you wish it so, we shall obey you. Rather shall we be evil with you than good with all our brothers. THEY WHISPERED AND THEIR VOICE TREMBLED SO THAT THEIR WORDS LOST ALL SHAPE THE WILL OF THE COUNCIL IS ABOVE ALL THINGS FOR IT IS THE WILL OF OUR BROTHERS WHICH IS HOLY BUT IF YOU WISH IT SO WE SHALL OBEY YOU RATHER SHALL WE BE EVIL WITH YOU THAN GOOD WITH ALL OUR BROTHERS
hem. They backed away, as if they dared not touch us. Then they smiled, but it was not a gay smile; it was lost and pleading. But still we could not speak. Then they said: “We shall report our find to the City Council and both of us will be rewarded.” And then we spoke. Our voice was hard and there was no mercy in our voice. We said: “We shall not report our find to the City Council. We shall not report it to any men.” They raised their hands to their ears, for never had they heard such words as these. “International 4-8818,” we asked, “will you report us to the Council and see us lashed to death before your eyes?” They stood straight all of a sudden and they answered: “Rather would we die.” “Then,” we said, “keep silent. This place is ours. This place belongs to us, Equality 7-2521, and to no other men on earth. And if ever we surrender it, we shall surrender our life with it also.” Then we saw that the eyes of International 4-8818 were full to the lids with tears they dared not drop. EY BACKED AWAY AS IF THEY DARED NOT TOUCH US THEN THEY SMILED BUT IT WAS NOT A GAY SMILE IT WAS LOST AND PLEADING BUT STILL WE COULD NOT SPEAK THEN THEY SAID WE SHALL REPORT OUR FINE TO THE CITY COUNCIL AND BOTH OF US WILL BE REWARDED AND THEN WE SPOKE OUR VOICE WAS HARD AND THERE WAS NO MERCY IN OUR VOICE WE SAID WE SHALL NOT REPORT OUR FINE TO THE CITY COUNCIL WE SHALL NOT REPORT IT TO ANY MEN THEY RAISED THEIR HANDS TO THEIR EARS FOR NEVER HAD THEY HEARD SUCH WORDS AS THESE INTERNATIONAL FOUR EIGHT EIGHT ONE EIGHT WE ASKED WILL YOU REPORT US TO THE COUNCIL AND SEE US LASHED TO DEATH BEFORE YOUR EYES THEY STOOD STRAIGHT OF A SUDDEN AND THEY ANSWERED RATHER WOULD WE DIE THEN WE SAID KEEP SILENT THIS PLACE IS OURS THIS PLACE BELONGS TO US EQUALITY SEVEN TWO FIVE TO ONE AND TO NO OTHER MEN ON EARTH AND IF WE EVER SURRENDER IT WE SHALL SURRENDER OUR LIFE WITH IT ALSO THEN WE SAW THAT THE EYES OF INTERNATIONAL FOUR EIGHT EIGHT ONE EIGHT WERE FULL TO THE LIDS WITH TEARS THAT DARED NOT DROP
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