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* * * * * He raised his eyes slowly in the silence to gaze in wondering astonishment at the older man. There was no answering light, no exaltation on the lined face. HE RAISED HIS EYES SLOWLY IN THE SILENCE TO GAZE IN WONDERING ASTONISHMENT AT THE OLDER MAN THERE WAS NO ANSWERING LIGHT NO EXULTATION ON THE LINED FACE
ith my limited facilities." He waved a deprecating hand about the ill-furnished laboratory. "But you have seen--" His voice trembled and failed at the forming of the words. "--The disintegration of the atom," said Professor Eddinger quietly, "and the release of power unlimited. Did you use thorium?" he inquired. The other looked at him in amazement. Then: "I should have known you would understand," he said humbly. "And you know what it means"--again his voice rose--"power without end to do the work of the world--great vessels driven a lifetime on a mere ounce of matter--a revolution in transportation--in living...." He paused. "The liberation of mankind," he added, and his voice was reverent. "This will do the work of the world: it will make a new heaven and a new earth! Oh, I have dreamed dreams," he exclaimed, "I have seen visions. And it has been given to me--me!--to liberate man from the curse of Adam ... the sweat of his brow.... I can't realize it even yet. I--I am not worthy.... BUT THERE IS A TREMENDOUS POTENTIAL THERE AN AMPERAGE I CAN'T MEASURE WITH MY LIMITED FACILITIES HE WAVED A DEPRECATING HAND ABOUT THE ILL FURNISHED LABORATORY BUT YOU HAVE SEEN HIS VOICE TREMBLED AND FAILED AT THE FORMING OF THE WORDS THE DISINTEGRATION OF THE ATOM SAID PROFESSOR EDINGER QUIETLY AND THE RELEASE OF POWER UNLIMITED DID YOU USE THORIUM HE INQUIRED THE OTHER LOOKED AT HIM IN AMAZEMENT THEN I SHOULD HAVE KNOWN YOU WOULD UNDERSTAND HE SAID HUMBLY AND YOU KNOW WHAT IT MEANS AGAIN HIS VOICE ROSE POWER WITHOUT END TO DO THE WORK OF THE WORLD GREAT VESSELS DRIVEN A LIFETIME ON A MERE OUNCE OF MATTER A REVOLUTION IN TRANSPORTATION IN LIVING HE PAUSED THE LIBERATION OF MANKIND HE ADDED AND HIS VOICE WAS REVERENT THIS WILL DO THE WORK OF THE WORLD IT WILL MAKE A NEW HEAVEN AND A NEW EARTH AH I HAVE DREAMED DREAMS HE EXCLAIMED I HAVE SEEN VISIONS AND IT HAS BEEN GIVEN TO ME ME TO LIBERATE MAN FROM THE CURSE OF ADAM THE SWEAT OF HIS BROW I CAN'T REALIZE IT EVEN YET I I AM NOT WORTHY
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