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Chapter 17
Acertainphysicalpatternisneededforthebuildingofaworldwater,ariverbank,astream,aspring,orevenafaucetunguarded.Andthereisneededenoughflatlandtopitchthetents,alittlebrushorwoodtobuildthefires.Ifthereisagarbagedumpnottoofaroff,allthebetter;fortherecanbefoundequipment—stovetops,acurvedfendertoshelterthefire,andcanstocookinandtoeatfrom.
Andtheworldswerebuiltintheevening.Thepeople,movinginfromthehighways,madethemwiththeirtentsandtheirheartsandtheirbrains.
Inthemorningthetentscamedown,thecanvaswasfolded,thetentpolestiedalongtherunningboard,thebedsputinplaceonthecars,thepotsintheirplaces.Andasthefamiliesmovedwestward,thetechniqueofbuildingupahomeintheeveningandtearingitdownwiththemorninglightbecamefixed;sothatthefoldedtentwaspackedinoneplace,thecookingpotscountedintheirbox.Andasthecarsmovedwestward,eachmemberofthefamilygrewintohisproperplace,grewintohisduties;sothateachmember,oldandyoung,hadhisplaceinthecar;sothatintheweary,hotevenings,whenthecarspulledintothecampingplaces,eachmemberhadhisdutyandwenttoitwithoutinstruction:childrentogatherwood,tocarrywater;mentopitchthetentsandbringdownthebeds;womentocookthesupperandtowatchwhilethefamilyfed.Andthiswasdonewithoutcommand.Thefamilies,whichhadbeenunitsofwhichtheboundarieswereahouseatnight,afarmbyday,changedtheirboundaries.
