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"A death ray," the other agreed. "You have dreamed, Avery  one must in order to create  but it is only a dream. You dreamed of life  a fuller life  for the world, but you would have given them, as you have just seen, death." A DEATH RAY THE OTHER AGREED YOU HAVE DREAMED AVERY ONE MUST IN ORDER TO CREATE BUT IT IS ONLY A DREAM YOU DREAMED OF LIFE A FULLER LIFE FOR THE WORLD BUT YOU WOULD HAVE GIVEN THEM AS YOU HAVE JUST SEEN DEATH
e the switch," he whispered. The young man hesitated, bewildered, at this unexpected demonstration, and the Professor himself reached with his one hand for the black lever. Again the arc crashed into life, to hold for a brief instant until Professor Eddinger opened the switch. "Well," demanded Avery, "what's all the show? Do you think you are teaching me anything--about my own instrument?" There was hurt pride and jealous resentment in his voice. "See," said Professor Eddinger quietly. And his one thin hand pointed to a far shelf, where, in the shadow, was a huddle of brown fur and a bit of crust. It fell as they watched, and the "plop" of the soft body upon the floor sounded loud in the silent room. "The law of compensation," said Professor Eddinger. "Two sides to the medal! Darkness and light--good and evil--life ... and death!" * * * * * The young man was stammering. "What do you mean?--a death ray evolved?" And: "What of it?" he demanded; "what of it? What's that got to do with it? T WITH HIM AS HE RETREATED NOISELESSLY FROM THE INSTRUMENT WILL YOU CLOSE THE SWITCH HE WHISPERED THE YOUNG MAN HESITATED BEWILDERED AT THIS UNEXPECTED DEMONSTRATION AND THE PROFESSOR HIMSELF REACHED WITH HIS ONE HAND FOR THE BLACK LEVER AGAIN THE ARK CRASHED INTO LIFE TO HOLD FOR A BRIEF INSTANT UNTIL PROFESSOR EDINGER OPENED THE SWITCH WELL DEMANDED AVERY WHAT'S ALL THE SHOW DO YOU THINK YOU'RE TEACHING ME ANYTHING ABOUT MY OWN INSTRUMENT THERE WAS HURT PRIDE AND JEALOUS RESENTMENT IN HIS VOICE SEE SAID PROFESSOR EDINGER QUIETLY AND HIS ONE THIN HAND POINTED TO A FAR SHELF WHERE IN THE SHADOW WAS A HUDDLE OF BROWN FIR AND A BIT OF CRUST IT FELL AS THEY WATCHED AND THE PLOP OF THE SOFT BODY UPON THE FLOOR SOUNDED LOUD IN THE SILENT ROOM THE LAW OF COMPENSATION SAID PROFESSOR EDINGER TWO SIDES TO THE MEDDLE DARKNESS AND LIGHT GOOD AND EVIL LIFE AND DEATH THE YOUNG MAN WAS STAMMERING WHAT DO YOU MEAN A DEATH RAY EVOLVED AND WHAT OF IT HE DEMANDED WHAT OF IT WHAT'S THAT GOT TO DO WITH IT
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