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Chapter 22

           Mikehadfailedutterlytounderstanditatfirst,eventhoughJubalshowedhimhowtomakeouthisfirstcheck,gavehim"money"inexchangeforit,taughthimhowtocountit.

           Thensuddenly,withagrokkingsoblindingthathetrembledandforcedhimselfnottowithdraw,heunderstoodtheabstractsymbolicnatureofmoney.Theseprettypicturesandbrightmedallionswerenot"money";theywereconcretesymbolsforanabstractideawhichspreadallthroughthesepeople,allthroughtheirworld.Butthesethingswerenotmoney,anymorethanwatersharedinwaterceremonywasthegrowing-closer.Waterwasnotnecessarytotheceremony?andtheseprettythingswerenotnecessarytomoney.Moneywasanidea,asabstractasanOldOne’sthoughtsmoneywasagreatstructuredsymbolforbalancingandhealingandgrowingcloser.

           Mikewasdazzledwiththemagnificentbeautyofmoney.

           Theflowandchangeandcountermarchingofthesymbolswasanothermatter,beautifulinsmall,butremindinghimofgamestaughttonestlingstoencouragethemtolearntoreasoncorrectlyandgrow.Itwasthetotalstructurethatdazzledhim,theideathatanentireworldcouldbereflectedinonedynamic,completelyinterconnected,symbolstructure.MikegrokkedthenthattheOldOnesofthisracewereveryoldindeedtohavecomposedsuchbeauty,andhewishedhumblythathemightsoonbeallowedtomeetoneofthem.

           JubalencouragedhimtospendsomeofhismoneyandMikedidso,withthetimid,uncertaineagernessofabridebeingbroughttobed.

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