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Part Twelve
TheSaintofthepyrehadseenthefuturewhenhechosemeashisheir,astheheirofallthesaintsandallthemartyrswhocamebeforehimandwhodiedforthesamecause,forthesameword,nomatterwhatnametheygavetotheircauseandtheirtruth.
Ishalllivehere,inmyownhouse.Ishalltakemyfoodfromtheearthbythetoilofmyownhands.Ishalllearnmanysecretsfrommybooks.Throughtheyearsahead,Ishallrebuildtheachievementsofthepast,andopenthewaytocarrythemfurther,theachievementswhichareopentome,butclosedforevertomybrothers,fortheirmindsareshackledtotheweakestanddullestonesamongthem.
Ihavelearnedthatmypoweroftheskywasknowntomenlongago;theycalleditElectricity.Itwasthepowerthatmovedtheirgreatestinventions.Itlitthishousewithlightwhichcamefromthoseglobesofglassonthewalls.Ihavefoundtheenginewhichproducedthislight.Ishalllearnhowtorepairitandhowtomakeitworkagain.Ishalllearnhowtousethewireswhichcarrythispower.ThenIshallbuildabarrierofwiresaroundmyhome,andacrossthepathswhichleadtomyhome;abarrierlightasacobweb,moreimpassablethanawallofgranite;abarriermybrotherswillneverbeabletocross.Fortheyhavenothingtofightmewith,savethebruteforceoftheirnumbers.Ihavemymind.
Thenhere,onthismountaintop,withtheworldbelowmeandnothingabovemebutthesun,Ishalllivemyowntruth.Gaeaispregnantwithmychild.Oursonwillberaisedasaman.Hewillbetaughttosay“I”andtobeartheprideofit.
