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"The law of compensation," said Professor Eddinger. "Two sides to the medal! Darkness and light  good and evil  life ... and death!" THE LAW OF COMPENSATION SAID PROFESSOR EDINGER TWO SIDES TO THE MEDDLE DARKNESS AND LIGHT GOOD AND EVIL LIFE AND DEATH
e the quartz was fitted to make a tiny window and the thin figure stooped to sight as if aiming the opening toward a far corner where a brown rat sat upright in earnest munching of a dry crust. The Professor drew Avery with him as he retreated noiselessly from the instrument. "Will you close the switch," he whispered. The young man hesitated, bewildered, at this unexpected demonstration, and the Professor himself reached with his one hand for the black lever. Again the arc crashed into life, to hold for a brief instant until Professor Eddinger opened the switch. "Well," demanded Avery, "what's all the show? Do you think you are teaching me anything--about my own instrument?" There was hurt pride and jealous resentment in his voice. "See," said Professor Eddinger quietly. And his one thin hand pointed to a far shelf, where, in the shadow, was a huddle of brown fur and a bit of crust. It fell as they watched, and the "plop" of the soft body upon the floor sounded loud in the silent room. TCHED IN MYSTIFIED SILENCE WHILE THE QUARTZ WAS FITTED TO MAKE A TINY WINDOW AND THE THIN FIGURE STOOPED TO SIGHT AS IF AIMING THE OPENING TOWARD A FAR CORNER WHERE A BROWN RAT SAT UPRIGHT IN THE EARNEST MUNCHING OF A DRY CRUST THE PROFESSOR DREW OVER IT WITH HIM AS HE RETREATED NOISELESSLY FROM THE INSTRUMENT WILL YOU CLOSE THE SWITCH HE WHISPERED THE YOUNG MAN HESITATED BEWILDERED AT THIS UNEXPECTED DEMONSTRATION AND THE PROFESSOR HIMSELF REACHED WITH HIS ONE HAND FOR THE BLACK LEVER AGAIN THE ARK CRASHED INTO LIFE TO HOLD FOR A BRIEF INSTANT UNTIL PROFESSOR EDINGER OPENED THE SWITCH WELL DEMANDED AVERY WHAT'S ALL THE SHOW DO YOU THINK YOU'RE TEACHING ME ANYTHING ABOUT MY OWN INSTRUMENT THERE WAS HURT PRIDE AND JEALOUS RESENTMENT IN HIS VOICE SEE SAID PROFESSOR EDINGER QUIETLY AND HIS ONE THIN HAND POINTED TO A FAR SHELF WHERE IN THE SHADOW WAS A HUDDLE OF BROWN FIR AND A BIT OF CRUST IT FELL AS THEY WATCHED AND THE PLOP OF THE SOFT BODY UPON THE FLOOR SOUNDED LOUD IN THE SILENT ROOM
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