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The Sieve and the Sand
SeatedthereinthemidstofJuly,withoutasound,hefeltthetearsmovedownhischeeks.
Nowasthevacuum-undergroundrushedhimthroughthedeadcellarsoftown,joltinghim, herememberedtheterriblelogicofthatsieve,andhelookeddownandsawthathewascarryingtheBibleopen. Therewerepeopleinthesuctiontrainbutheheldthebookinhishandsandthesillythoughtcametohim, ifyoureadfastandreadall,maybesomeofthesandwillstayinthesieve. Buthereadandthewordsfellthrough,andhethought,inafewhours,therewillbeBeatty, andherewillbemehandingthisover,sonophrasemustescapeme,eachlinemustbememorized. Iwillmyselftodoit.
Heclenchedthebookinhisfists.
Trumpetsblared.
"Denham’sDentrifice."
Shutup,thoughtMontag.Considertheliliesofthefield.
"Denham’sDentifrice."
Theytoilnot—
"Denham’s—"
Considertheliliesofthefield,shutup,shutup.
"Dentifrice!"
Hetorethebookopenandflickedthepagesandfeltthemasifhewereblind,hepickedattheshapeoftheindividualletters,notblinking.
