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Not a hand moved in that hall, as we spoke, nor an eye. Then we put the wires to the box, and they all bent forward and sat still, watching. And we stood still, our eyes upon the wire. And slowly, slowly as a flush of blood, a red flame trembled in the wire. NOT A HAND MOVED IN THAT HALL AS WE SPOKE NOR AN EYE THEN WE PUT THE WIRES TO THE BOX AND THEY ALL BENT FORWARD AND SAT STILL WATCHING AND WE STOOD STILL OUR EYES UPON THE WIRE AND SLOWLY SLOWLY AS A FLUSH OF BLOOD A RED FLAME TREMBLED IN THE WIRE
oldest and wisest of the Council, spoke and asked: “Who are you, our brother? For you do not look like a Scholar.” “Our name is Equality 7-2521,” we answered, “and we are a Street Sweeper of this City.” Then it was as if a great wind had stricken the hall, for all the Scholars spoke at once, and they were angry and frightened. “A Street Sweeper! A Street Sweeper walking in upon the World Council of Scholars! It is not to be believed! It is against all the rules and all the laws!” But we knew how to stop them. “Our brothers!” we said. “We matter not, nor our transgression. It is only our brother men who matter. Give no thought to us, for we are nothing, but listen to our words, for we bring you a gift such as had never been brought to men. Listen to us, for we hold the future of mankind in our hands.” Then they listened. We placed our glass box upon the table before them. We spoke of it, and of our long quest, and of our tunnel, and of our escape from the Palace of Corrective Detention. VE ZERO ZERO ZERO ZERO NINE THE OLDEST AND WISEST OF THE COUNCIL SPOKE AND ASKED WHO ARE YOU OUR BROTHER FOR YOU DO NOT LOOK LIKE A SCHOLAR OUR NAME IS EQUALITY SEVEN TWO FIVE TO ONE WE ANSWERED AND WE ARE A STREET SWEEPER OF THIS CITY THEN IT WAS AS IF A GREAT WIND HAD STRICKEN THE HALL FOR ALL THE SCHOLARS SPOKE AT ONCE AND THEY WERE ANGRY AND FRIGHTENED A STREET SWEEPER A STREET SWEEPER WALKING IN UPON THE WORLD COUNCIL OF SCHOLARS IT IS NOT TO BE BELIEVED IT IS AGAINST ALL THE RULES AND ALL THE LAWS BUT WE KNEW HOW TO STOP THEM OUR BROTHERS WE SAID WE MATTER NOT NOR OUR TRANSGRESSION IT IS ONLY OUR BROTHER MEN WHO MATTER GIVE NO THOUGHT TO US FOR WE ARE NOTHING BUT LISTEN TO OUR WORDS FOR WE BRING YOU A GIFT SUCH AS HAS NEVER BEEN BROUGHT TO MEN LISTEN TO US FOR WE HOLD THE FUTURE OF MANKIND IN OUR HANDS THEN THEY LISTENED WE PLACED OUR GLASS BOX ON THE TABLE BEFORE THEM WE SPOKE OF IT AND OF OUR LONG QUEST AND OF OUR TUNNEL AND OF OUR ESCAPE FROM THE PALACE OF CORRECTIVE DETENTION
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