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Later, it is easy to steal through the shadows and fall in line next to International 4 8818, as the column leaves the Theatre. It is dark in the streets and there are no men about, for no men may walk through the City when they have no mission to walk there. LATER IT IS EASY TO STEAL THROUGH THE SHADOWS AND FALL IN NINE NEXT TWO INTERNATIONAL FOUR EIGHT EIGHT ONE EIGHT AS THE COLUMN LEAVES THE THEATRE IT IS DARK IN THE STREETS AND THERE ARE NO MEN ABOUT FOR NO MEN MAY WALK THROUGH THE CITY WHEN THEY HAVE NO MISSION TO WALK THERE
 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. 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. May the Council have mercy upon both our hearts!” Then we walked away together and back to the Home of the Street Sweepers. And we walked in silence. Thus did it come to pass that each night, when the stars are high and the Street Sweepers sit in the City Theatre, we, Equality 7-2521, steal out and run through the darkness to our place. It is easy to leave the Theatre; when the candles are blown out and the Actors come onto the stage, no eyes can see us as we crawl under our seat and under the cloth of the tent. THER 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 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 MAY THE COUNCIL HAVE MERCY UPON BOTH OUR HEARTS THEN WE WALKED AWAY TOGETHER AND BACK TO THE HOME OF THE STREET SWEEPERS AND WE WALKED IN SILENCE THUS DID IT COME TO PASS THAT EACH NIGHT WHEN THE STARS ARE HIGH AND THE STREET SWEEPERS SIT IN THE CITY THEATRE WE EQUALITY SEVEN TWO FIVE TO ONE STEAL OUT AND RUN THROUGH THE DARKNESS TO OUR PLACE IT IS EASY TO LEAVE THE THEATRE WHEN THE CANDLES ARE BLOWN AND THE ACTORS COME ON TO THE STAGE NO EYES CAN SEE US AS WE CRAWL UNDER OUR SEAT AND UNDER THE CLOTH OF THE TENT
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