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Part Seven
“Yes,”saidCollective0-0009,“wehavemuchtosaytoawretchwhohavebrokenallthelawsandwhoboastoftheirinfamy!
“Howdaredyouthinkthatyourmindheldgreaterwisdomthanthemindsofyourbrothers?AndiftheCouncilshaddecreedthatyoushouldbeaStreetSweeper,howdaredyouthinkthatyoucouldbeofgreaterusetomenthaninsweepingthestreets?”
“Howdaredyou,guttercleaner,”spokeFraternity9-3452,“toholdyourselfasonealoneandwiththethoughtsoftheoneandnotofthemany?”
“Youshallbeburnedatthestake,”saidDemocracy4-6998.
“No,theyshallbelashed,”saidUnanimity7-3304,“tillthereisnothingleftunderthelashes.”
“No,”saidCollective0-0009,“wecannotdecideuponthis,ourbrothers.Nosuchcrimehaseverbeencommitted,anditisnotforustojudge.NorforanysmallCouncil.WeshalldeliverthiscreaturetotheWorldCouncilitselfandlettheirwillbedone.”
Welookeduponthemandwepleaded:
“Ourbrothers!Youareright.LetthewilloftheCouncilbedoneuponourbody.Wedonotcare.Butthelight?Whatwillyoudowiththelight?”
Collective0-0009lookeduponus,andtheysmiled.
“Soyouthinkthatyouhavefoundanewpower,”saidCollective0-0009.“Doallyourbrothersthinkthat?”
“No,”weanswered.
“Whatisnotthoughtbyallmencannotbetrue,”saidCollective0-0009.
“Youhaveworkedonthisalone?”askedInternational1-5537.
