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They have lasted so long not because of the mere namesake of tradition, but because they work, because they have worked thousands of times before, and because we know they will work a thousand times in the future. THEY HAVE LASTED SO LONG NOT BECAUSE OF THE MERE NAMESAKE OF TRADITION BUT BECAUSE THEY WORK BECAUSE THEY HAVE WORKED THOUSANDS OF TIMES BEFORE AND BECAUSE WE KNOW THEY WILL WORK A THOUSAND TIMES IN THE FUTURE
f impending doom we cannot squabble over past wrongs, but must move to prevent future disaster from striking." "What is so important about this Temple of Time, though?" I asked. Wagner and the King mumbled together that "It was an essential part of the restoration of Daem", but would not elaborate, saying that it was unimportant to the present troubles. They looked guilty as they said it, though of what I did not know. I was reminded of my indignation at their ignoring of the sufferings of the Munams and became once more impatient with their self-importance, so I yielded the floor and they began to make their cases. In order to decide who went first, they drew lots, and as the shorter was drawn by Wagner, he went first. His speech is as follows: "The past is constant, Jehu. It has happened and is secure in its place, explored and known. The traditions and customs of our people are steadfast and immovable, for they have survived the ages like a mountain that is untouched by the weather. ON BUT COME IN THE FACE OF IMPENDING DOOM WE CANNOT SQUABBLE OVER PAST WRONGS BUT MUST MOVE TO PREVENT FUTURE DISASTER FROM STRIKING WHAT IS SO IMPORTANT ABOUT THIS TEMPLE OF TIME THOUGH I ASKED WAGNER AND THE KING MUMBLED TOGETHER THAT IT WAS AN ESSENTIAL PART OF THE RESTORATION OF DAME BUT WOULD NOT ELABORATE SAYING THAT IT WAS UNIMPORTANT TO THE PRESENT TROUBLES THEY LOOKED GUILTY AS THEY SAID IT THOUGH OF WHAT I DID NOT KNOW I WAS REMINDED OF MY INDIGNATION AT THEIR IGNORING OF THE SUFFERINGS OF THE MUTENHAMS AND BECAME ONCE MORE IMPATIENT WITH THEIR SELF IMPORTANCE SO I YIELDED TO FLOOR AND THEY BEGAN TO MAKE THEIR CASES IN ORDER TO DECIDE WHO WENT FIRST THEY DREW LOTS AND AS THE SHORTER WAS DRAWN BY WAGNER HE WENT FIRST HIS SPEECH IS AS FOLLOWS THE PAST IS CONSTANT TO YOU IT HAS HAPPENED AND IS SECURE IN ITS PLACE EXPLORED AND KNOWN THE TRADITIONS AND CUSTOMS OF OUR PEOPLE ARE STEADFAST AND IMMOVABLE FOR THEY HAVE SURVIVED THE AGES LIKE A MOUNTAIN THAT IS UNTOUCHED BY THE WEATHER
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