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We swung our fist through the windowpane, and we leapt out in a ringing rain of glass. We fell, but we never let the box fall from our hands. Then we ran. We ran blindly, and men and houses streaked past us in a torrent without shape. WE SWUNG OUR FIST THROUGH THE WINDOWPANE AND WE LEAPT OUT IN A RINGING RAIN OF GLASS WE FELL BUT WE NEVER LET THE BOX FALL FROM OUR HANDS THEN WE RAN WE RAN BLINDLY AND MEN AND HOUSES STREAKED PAST US IN A TORRENT WITHOUT SHAPE
,” said Unanimity 2-9913, “and without the Plans of the World Council the sun cannot rise. It took fifty years to secure the approval of all the Councils for the Candle, and to decide upon the number needed, and to re-fit the Plans so as to make candles instead of torches. This touched upon thousands and thousands of men working in scores of States. We cannot alter the Plans again so soon.” “And if this should lighten the toil of men,” said Similarity 5-0306, “then it is a great evil, for men have no cause to exist save in toiling for other men.” Then Collective 0-0009 rose and pointed at our box. “This thing,” they said, “must be destroyed.” And all the others cried as one: “It must be destroyed!” Then we leapt to the table. We seized our box, we shoved them aside, and we ran to the window. We turned and we looked at them for the last time, and a rage, such as it is not fit for humans to know, choked our voice in our throat. “You fools!” we cried. “You fools! You thrice-damned fools!” Y TWO NINE NINE ONE THREE AND WITHOUT THE PLANS OF THE WORLD COUNCIL THE SUN CANNOT RISE IT TOOK FIFTY YEARS TO SECURE THE APPROVAL OF ALL THE COUNCILS FOR THE CANDLE AND TO DECIDE UPON THE NUMBER NEEDED AND TO RE FIT THE PLANS SO AS TO MAKE THE CANDLES INSTEAD OF THE TORCHES THIS TOUCHED UPON THOUSANDS AND THOUSANDS OF MEN WORKING IN SCORES OF STATES WE CANNOT ALTER THE PLANS AGAIN SO SOON AND IF THIS SHOULD LIGHTEN THE TOIL OF MEN SAID SIMILARITY FIVE ZERO THREE ZERO SIX THEN IT IS A GREAT EVIL FOR MEN HAVE NO CAUSE TO EXIST SAVE IN TOILING FOR OTHER MEN THEN COLLECTIVE ZERO ZERO ZERO ZERO NINE ROSE AND POINTED AT OUR BOX THIS THING THEY SAID MUST BE DESTROYED AND ALL THE OTHERS CRIED AS ONE IT MUST BE DESTROYED THEN WE LEAPT TO THE TABLE WE SEIZED OUR BOX WE SHOVED THEM ASIDE AND WE RAN TO THE WINDOW WE TURNED AND WE LOOKED AT THEM FOR THE LAST TIME AND A RAGE SUCH AS IS NOT FIT FOR HUMANS TO KNOW CHOKED OUR VOICE IN OUR THROAT YOU FOOLS WE CRIED YOU FOOLS DO YOU THRICE DAMNED FOOLS
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