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My intrigue superseded my conviction and I asked interestedly, "But, how is that possible? The Neanderthals were the ancestors of men in my time, and the men of my time were the ancestors of the men of this time, how could they be living now?" MY INTRIGUES SUPERSEDED MY CONVICTION AND I ASKED INTERESTEDLY BUT HOW IS THAT POSSIBLE THEN THE ANDETHOLS WERE THE ANCESTORS OF MEN IN MY TIME AND THE MEN OF MY TIME WERE THE ANCESTORS OF THE MEN OF THIS TIME HOW COULD THEY BE LIVING NOW
 I admit, but tell me, your majesty," I said with a slow, scoffing voice, meant to show that I had a powerful point to make, and as if I had to go slow enough for him to comprehend the eloquence of my speech, "Why, if you are so enlightened and progressive, so humanitarian and merciful, why do you keep a whole race of people, of human beings, stranded on the far shore, able to see the goodness of Daem's plush lands, but unable to visit them? How can you justify the keeping of people in such conditions when it is in your power to relieve them?" He sobered up more than he already was and answered in his most dignified voice, one calculated to stop opposition by its very graces, "Their plight is unfortunate, but as they are not my subjects, it is none of my concern." "So you knew of them, but did not care. How typical of powerful men. What are they called?" "Munams," he answered, "Is what we call them, though people of your time had a different name for them, Neanderthal, if I am correct. IS HUMANISTIC PREPONDERANCE YOU ARE RIGHT THERE I ADMIT BUT TELL ME YOUR MAJESTY I SAID WITH A SLOW SCOFFING VOICE MEANT TO SHOW THAT I HAD A POWERFUL POINT TO MAKE AND AS IF I HAD TO GO SLOW ENOUGH IN TO COMPREHEND THE ELOQUENCE OF MY SPEECH WHY IF YOU ARE SO ENLIGHTENED AND PROGRESSIVE SO HUMANITARIAN AND MERCIFUL WHY DO YOU KEEP A WHOLE RACE OF PEOPLE OF HUMAN BEINGS STRANDED ON THE FAR SHORE ABLE TO SEE THE GOODNESS OF DAMES PLUSH LANDS BUT UNABLE TO VISIT THEM HOW CAN YOU JUSTIFY THE KEEPING OF PEOPLE IN SUCH CONDITIONS WHEN IT IS IN YOUR POWER TO RELIEVE THEM HE SOBERED UP MORE THAN HE ALREADY WAS AND ANSWERED IN HIS MOST DIGNIFIED VOICE ONE CALCULATED TO STOP OPPOSITION BY ITS VERY GRACES THEIR PLIGHT IS UNFORTUNATE BUT AS THEY ARE NOT MY SUBJECTS IS NONE OF MY CONCERN SO YOU KNOW OF THEM BUT DID NOT CARE HOW TYPICAL OF POWERFUL MEN WHAT ARE THEY CALLED MUENHAMS HE ANSWERED IS WHAT WE CALL THEM THOUGH PEOPLE OF YOUR TIME HAD A DIFFERENT NAME FOR THEM NEA ANDETHEL IF I AM CORRECT
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