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For, as it has been explained to us, men are free and the earth belongs to them; and all things on earth belong to all men; and the will of all men together is good for all; and so all men must be happy. FOR AS IT HAS BEEN EXPLAINED TO US MEN ARE FREE AND THE EARTH BELONGS TO THEM AND ALL THINGS ON EARTH BELONG TO ALL MEN AND THE WILL OF ALL MEN TOGETHER IS GOOD FOR ALL AND SO ALL MEN MUST BE HAPPY
een in them. We think that in the wisdom of women the Golden One had understood more than we can understand. Then three of the sisters in the field appeared, coming toward the road, so the Golden One walked away from us. They took the bag of seeds, and they threw the seeds into the furrows of earth as they walked away. But the seeds flew wildly, for the hand of the Golden One was trembling. Yet as we walked back to the Home of the Street Sweepers, we felt that we wanted to sing, without reason. So we were reprimanded tonight, in the dining hall, for without knowing it we had begun to sing aloud some tune we had never heard. But it is not proper to sing without reason, save at the Social Meetings. “We are singing because we are happy,” we answered the one of the Home Council who reprimanded us. “Indeed you are happy,” they answered. “How else can men be when they live for their brothers?” And now, sitting here in our tunnel, we wonder about these words. It is forbidden, not to be happy.  SMILE THE FIRST SADNESS WE HAD SEEN IN THEM WE THINK THAT IN THE WISDOM OF WOMEN THE GOLDEN ONE HAD UNDERSTOOD MORE THAN WE CAN UNDERSTAND THEN THREE OF THE SISTERS IN THE FIELD APPEARED COMING TOWARD THE ROAD SO THE GOLDEN ONE WALKED AWAY FROM US THEY TOOK THE BAG OF SEEDS AND THEY THREW THE SEEDS INTO THE FRIARS OF EARTH AS THEY WALKED AWAY BUT THE SEEDS FLEW WILDLY FOR THE HAND OF THE GOLDEN ONE WAS TREMBLING YET AS WE WALKED BACK TO THE HOME OF THE STREET SWEEPERS WE FELT THAT WE WANTED TO SING WITHOUT REASON SO WE WERE REPRIMANDED TO NIGHT IN THE DINING HALL FOR WITHOUT KNOWING IT WE HAD BEGUN TO SING ALOUD SOME TUNE WE HAD NEVER HEARD BUT IT IS NOT PROPER TO SING WITHOUT REASON SAVE AT THE SOCIAL MEETINGS WE ARE SINGING BECAUSE WE ARE HAPPY WE ANSWERED THE ONE OF THE HOME COUNCIL WHO REPRIMANDED US INDEED YOU ARE HAPPY THEY ANSWERED HOW ELSE CAN MEN BE WHEN THEY LIVE FOR THEIR BROTHERS AND NOW SITTING HERE IN OUR TUNNEL WE WONDER ABOUT THESE WORDS IT IS FORBIDDEN NOT TO BE HAPPY
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