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But they looked upon us, and suddenly we were afraid. For their eyes were still, and small, and evil. "Our brothers!" we cried. "Have you nothing to say to us?" BUT THEY LOOKED UPON US AND SUDDENLY WE WERE AFRAID FOR THEIR EYES WERE STILL AND SMALL AND EVIL OUR BROTHERS WE CRIED HAVE YOU NOTHING TO SAY TO US
 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. Then the wire glowed. But terror struck the men of the Council. They leapt to their feet, they ran from the table, and they stood pressed against the wall, huddled together, seeking the warmth of one another’s bodies to give them courage. We looked upon them and we laughed and said: “Fear nothing, our brothers. There is a great power in these wires, but this power is tamed. It is yours. We give it to you.” Still they would not move. “We give you the power of the sky!” we cried. “We give you the key to the earth! Take it, and let us be one of you, the humblest among you. Let us all work together, and harness this power, and make it ease the toil of men. Let us throw away our candles and our torches. Let us flood our cities with light. Let us bring a new light to men!” VE DETENTION 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 THEN THE WIRE GLOWED BUT TERROR STRUCK THE MEN OF THE COUNCIL THEY LEAPED TO THEIR FEET THEY RAN FROM THE TABLE THEY STOOD PRESSED AGAINST THE WALL HUDDLED TOGETHER SEEKING THE WARMTH OF ONE ANOTHER'S BODIES TO GIVE THEM COURAGE WE LOOKED UPON THEM AND WE LAUGHED AND SAID FEARAR NOTHING OUR BROTHERS THERE IS A GREAT POWER IN THESE WIRES BUT THIS POWER IS TAMED IT IS YOURS WE GIVE IT TO YOU STILL THEY WOULD NOT MOVE WE GIVE YOU THE POWER OF THE SKY WE CRIED WE GIVE YOU THE KEY TO THE EARTH TAKE IT AND LET US BE ONE OF YOU THE HUMBLEST AMONG YOU LET US WORK TOGETHER AND HARNESS THIS POWER AND MAKE IT EASE THE TOIL OF MEN LET US THROW AWAY OUR CANDLES AND OUR TORCHES LET US FLOOD OUR CITIES WITH LIGHT LET US BRING A NEW LIGHT TO MEN
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