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The Exploiters and the Exploited
thebloodhehadgivengladly,exultantlyinpaymentforadistantdayandasignoveraroadpaidforwithhiseffort,hisstrength,hismind,hishope.
Destroyedatthewhimofsomemenwhosatandvoted...Whoknowsbywhatminds?...Whoknowswhosewillhadplacedtheminpower?—whatmotivemovedthem?—whatwastheirknowledge?—whichoneofthem,unaided,couldbringachunkoforeoutoftheearth?...Destroyedatthewhimofmenwhomhehadneverseenandwhohadneverseenthosetiersofmetal...Destroyed,becausetheysodecided.Bywhatright?
Heshookhishead.Therearethingsonemustnotcontemplate,hethought.Thereisanobscenityofevilwhichcontaminatestheobserver.
Thereisalimittowhatitisproperforamantosee.Hemustnotthinkofthis,orlookwithinit,ortrytolearnthenatureofitsroots.
Feelingquietandempty,hetoldhimselfthathewouldbeallrighttomorrow.Hewouldforgivehimselftheweaknessofthisnight,itwaslikethetearsoneispermittedatafuneral,andthenonelearnshowtolivewithanopenwoundorwithacrippledfactory.
Hegotupandwalkedtothewindow.Themillsseemeddesertedandstill;hesawfeeblesnatchesofredaboveblackfunnels,longcoilsofsteam,thewebbeddiagonalsofcranesandbridges.
Hefeltadesolateloneliness,ofakindhehadneverknownbefore.
HethoughtthatGwenIvesandMr.
