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This room has no windows and it is empty save for an iron post. Two men stood by the post, naked but for leather aprons and leather hoods over their faces. Those who had brought us departed, leaving us to the two Judges who stood in a corner of the room. THIS ROOM HAS NO WINDOWS AND IT IS EMPTY SAVE FOR AN IRON POST TWO MEN STOOD BY THE POST NAKED FOR LEATHER APRONS AND LEATHER HOODS OVER THEIR FACES THOSE WHO HAD BROUGHT US DEPARTED LEAVING US TO THE TWO JUDGES WHO STOOD IN A CORNER OF THE ROOM
ee hours have passed and it is time to return to the City Theatre. When we remembered it, the sand had run out. We hastened to the Theatre. But the big tent stood grey and silent against the sky. The streets of the City lay before us, dark and empty. If we went back to hide in our tunnel, we would be found and our light found with us. So we walked to the Home of the Street Sweepers. When the Council of the Home questioned us, we looked upon the faces of the Council, but there was no curiosity in those faces, and no anger, and no mercy. So when the oldest of them asked us: “Where have you been?” we thought of our glass box and of our light, and we forgot all else. And we answered: “We will not tell you.” The oldest did not question us further. They turned to the two youngest, and said, and their voice was bored: “Take our brother Equality 7-2521 to the Palace of Corrective Detention. Lash them until they tell.” So we were taken to the Stone Room under the Palace of Corrective Detention.  SAND AND GLASS WHICH TELLS US WHEN THREE HOURS HAVE PASSED AND IT'S TIME TO RETURN TO THE CITY THEATRE WHEN WE REMEMBERED THE SAND HAD RUN OUT WE HASTENED TO THE THEATRE BUT THE BIG TENT STOOD GRAY AND SILENT AGAINST THE SKY THE STREETS OF THE CITY LAY BEFORE US DARK AND EMPTY IF WE WENT BACK TO HIDE IN OUR TUNNEL WE WOULD BE FOUND IN OUR LIGHT WITH US SO WE WALKED TO THE HOME OF THE STREET SWEEPERS WHEN THE COUNCIL OF THE HOME QUESTIONED US WE LOOKED UPON THE FACES OF THE COUNCIL BUT THERE WAS NO CURIOSITY IN THOSE FACES AND NO ANGER AND NO MERCY SO WHEN THE OLDEST OF THEM ASKED WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN WE THOUGHT OF OUR GLASS BOX AND OF OUR LIGHT AND WE FORGOT ALL ELSE AND WE ANSWERED WE WILL NOT TELL YOU THE OLDEST DID NOT QUESTION US FURTHER THEY TURNED TO THE TWO YOUNGEST AND SAID AND THEIR VOICE WAS BORED TAKE OUR BROTHER EQUALITY TWO FIVE TO ONE TO THE PALACE OF CORRECTIVE DETENTION LASH THEM UNTIL THEY TELL SO WE WERE TAKEN TO THE STONE ROOM UNDER THE PALACE OF CORRECTIVE DETENTION
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