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The inventor was suddenly indignant. "You are blind," he said harshly; "it is too big for you. And I would have had you stand beside me in the great work.... I shall announce it alone.... There will be laboratories  enormous!  and factories. THE INVENTOR WAS SUDDENLY INDIGNANT YOU ARE BLIND HE SAID HARSHLY IT IS TOO BIG FOR YOU AND I WOULD HAVE HAD YOU STAND BESIDE ME IN THE GREAT WORK I SHALL ANNOUNCE IT ALONE THERE WILL BE LABARATRIES ENORMOUS AND FACTORIES
ere was no answering light, no exaltation on the lined face. Only sadness in the tired eyes that looked at him and through him as if focused upon something in a dim future--or past. "Don't you see?" asked the wondering man. "The freedom of men--the liberation of a race. No more poverty, no endless, grinding labor." His young eyes, too, were looking into the future, a future of blinding light. "Culture," he said, "instead of heart-breaking toil, a chance to grow mentally, spiritually; it is another world, a new life--" And again he asked: "Surely, you see?" "I see," said the other; "I see--plainly." "The new world," said Avery. "It--it dazzles me; it rings like music in my ears." "I see no new world," was the slow response. The young face was plainly perplexed. "Don't you believe?" he stammered. "After you have seen ... I thought you would have the vision, would help me emancipate the world, save it--" His voice failed. "Men have a way of crucifying their saviors," said the tired voice. YES SLOWLY IN THE SILENCE TO GAZE IN WONDERING ASTONISHMENT AT THE OLDER MAN THERE WAS NO ANSWERING LIGHT NO EXULTATION ON THE LINED FACE ONLY SADNESS IN THE TIRED EYES THAT LOOKED AT HIM AND THREW HIM AS IF FOCUSED UPON SOMETHING IN A DIM FUTURE ALL PASSED DON'T YOU SEE ASKED THE WONDERING MAN THE FREEDOM OF MEN THE LIBERATION OF A RACE NO MORE POVERTY NO ENDLESS GRINDING LABOUR HIS YOUNG EYES TOO WERE LOOKING INTO THE FUTURE A FUTURE OF BLINDING LIGHT CULTURE HE SAID INSTEAD OF HEART BREAKING TOIL A CHANCE TO GROW MENTALLY SPIRITUALLY IT IS ANOTHER WORLD A NEW LIFE AND AGAIN HE ASKED SURELY YOU SEE I SEE SAID THE OTHER I SEE PLAINLY THE NEW WORLD SAID EVERY IT IT DAZZLES ME IT RINGS LIKE MUSIC IN MY EARS I SEE NO NEW WORLD WAS THE SLOW RESPONSE THE YOUNG FACE WAS PLAINLY PERPLEXED DON'T YOU BELIEVE HE STAMMERED AFTER YOU SEEN I THOUGHT YOU WOULD HAVE THE VISION WOULD HELP ME EMANCIPATE THE WORLD SAVE IT HIS VOICE FAILED MEN HAVE A WAY OF CRUCIFYING THEIR SAVIOURS SAID THE TIRED VOICE
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