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We do not think of them as Liberty 5 3000 any longer. We have given them a name in our thoughts. We call them the Golden One. But it is a sin to give men names which distinguish them from other men. WE DO NOT THINK OF THEM AS LIBERTY FIVE THREE THOUSAND ANY LONGER WE HAVE GIVEN THEM A NAME IN OUR THOUGHTS WE CALL THEM THE GOLDEN ONE BUT IT IS A SIN TO GIVE MEN OTHER NAMES WHICH DISTINGUISH THEM FROM OTHER MEN
ly from our lips to our feet. Every morning thereafter, we greeted each other with our eyes. We dared not speak. It is a transgression to speak to men of other Trades, save in groups at the Social Meetings. But once, standing at the hedge, we raised our hand to our forehead and then moved it slowly, palm down, toward Liberty 5-3000. Had the others seen it, they could have guessed nothing, for it looked only as if we were shading our eyes from the sun. But Liberty 5-3000 saw it and understood. They raised their hand to their forehead and moved it as we had. Thus, each day, we greet Liberty 5-3000, and they answer, and no men can suspect. We do not wonder at this new sin of ours. It is our second Transgression of Preference, for we do not think of all our brothers, as we must, but only of one, and their name is Liberty 5-3000. We do not know why we think of them. We do not know why, when we think of them, we feel all of a sudden that the earth is good and that it is not a burden to live.  EVERY MORNING THEREAFTER WE GREETED EACH OTHER WITH OUR EYES WE DARED NOT SPEAK IT IS A TRANSGRESSION TO SPEAK TO MEN OF OTHER TRADES SAVE IN GROUPS AT THE SOCIAL MEETINGS BUT ONCE STANDING AT THE HEDGE WE RAISED OUR HAND TO OUR FOREHEAD AND THEN MOVED IT SLOWLY PALM DOWN TOWARDS LIBERTY FIVE THREE THOUSAND HAD THE OTHERS SEEN IT THEY WOULD HAVE GUESSED NOTHING FOR IT LOOKED ONLY AS IF WE WERE SHADING OUR EYES FOR THE SUN BUT LIBERTY FIVE THREE SAT THOUSAND SAW IT AND UNDERSTOOD THEY RAISED THEIR HAND TO THEIR FOREHEAD AND MOVED IT AS WE HAD THUS EACH DAY WE GREET LIBERTY FIVE THREE THOUSAND AND THEY ANSWER AND NO MEN CAN SUSPECT WE DO NOT WONDER AT THIS NEW SIN OF OURS IT IS OUR SECOND TRANSGRESSION OF PREFERENCE FOR WE DO NOT THINK OF ALL OF THE BROTHERS AS WE MUST BUT ONLY OF ONE AND THEIR NAME IS LIBERTY FIVE THREE THOUSAND WE DO NOT THINK OF WHY WE THINK OF THEM WE DO NOT KNOW WHY WHEN WE THINK OF THEM WE FEEL OF A SUDDEN THAT THE EARTH IS GOOD AND THAT IT IS NOT A BURDEN TO LIVE
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