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Chapter 8

           Thesentence,"Itislaterthanyouthink,"couldnothavebeenexpressedinMartian-norcould"Hastemakeswaste,"thoughforadifferentreason:thefirstnotionwasinconceivablewhilethelatterwasanunexpressedMartianbasic,asunnecessaryastellingafishtobathe.Butthequotation,"AsitwasintheBeginning,isnowandevershallbe,"wassoMartianinmoodthatitcouldbetranslatedmoreeasilythan"twoplustwomakesfour"-whichwasnotatruismonMars.

           Smithwaited.

           Brushcameinandlookedathim;SmithdidnotmoveandBrushwentaway.

           WhenSmithheardakeyintheouterdoor,herecalledthatthissoundhadbeenonethathehadheardsomewhatbeforethelastvisitofhiswaterbrother,soheshiftedhismetabolisminpreparation,incasethesequenceoccurredagain.HewasastonishedwhenthedooropenedandJillslippedin,ashehadnotbeenawarethattheouterdoorwasadoor.Buthegrokkeditatonceandgavehimselfovertothejoyfulfullnesswhichcomesonlyinthepresenceofone’sownnestlings,one’schosenwaterbrothers,and(undercertaincircumstances)inthepresenceoftheOldOnes.

           Hisjoywassomewhatsulliedbyimmediateawarenessthathisbrotherdidnotfullyshareit

           ButSmithhadalreadylearnedthatthesecreatures,somuchlikehimselfinsomeways,couldendureemotionsdreadfultocontemplateandstillnotdie.HisBrotherMahmoudunderwentaspiritualagonyfivetimesdailyandnotonlydidnotdiebuthadurgedtheagonyonhimasaneedfulthing.

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