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freedom�察     �if  all  creatures�察  �even   the   botched    and   the   impotent�察   �are  my 

masters�拭     �What is my life�察�if I am but to bow�察�to agree and to obey�拭�

     But I am done with this creed of corruption。 

     I am done with the monster of ;We�察─�the word of serfdom�察�of plunder�察�

of misery�察�falsehood and shame。 

     And now I see the face of god�察�and I raise this god over the earth�察�this 



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god whom men have sought since men came into being�察�this god who will 

grant them joy and peace and pride。 

    This god�察�this one word�此�

    ;I。; 



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                           PART TWELVE 



    It was when I read the first of the books I found in my house that I saw 

the word ;I。;      And when I understood this word�察�the book fell from my 

hands�察�and I wept�察�I who had never known tears。               I wept in deliverance 

and in pity for all mankind。 

    I   understood     the  blessed   thing   which   I  had   called  my    curse。   I 

understood why the best in me had been my sins and my transgressions�察�

and why I had never felt guilt in my sins。 I understood that centuries of 

chains   and   lashes   will   not   kill   the   spirit   of   man   nor   the   sense   of   truth 

within him。 

    I read many books for many days。           Then I called the Golden One�察�and 

I told her what I had read and what I had learned。 She looked at me and 

the first words she spoke were�此�

     ;I love you。; 

    Then I said�此�

     ;My dearest one�察�it is not proper for men to be without names。             There 

was a time when each man had a name of his own to distinguish him from 

all   other   men。   So   let   us   choose   our   names。 I   have   read   of   a   man   who 

lived many thousands of years ago�察�and of all the names in these books�察�

his is the one I wish to bear。     He took the light of the gods and he brought 

it to men�察�and he taught men to be gods。          And he suffered for his deed as 

all bearers of light must suffer。     His name was Prometheus。; 

     ;It shall be your name�察─�said the Golden One。 

     ;And I have read of   a goddess�察─  �I   said�察 �who  was the mother   of the 

earth and of all the gods。       Her name was Gaea。         Let this be your name�察�

my Golden One�察�for you are to be the mother of a new kind of gods。; 

     ;It shall be my name�察─�said the Golden One。 

    Now I look ahead。        My future is clear before me。         The Saint of the 

pyre had seen the future when he chose me as his heir�察�as the heir of all the 

saints and all the martyrs who came before him and who died for the same 

cause�察�for the same word�察�no matter what name they gave to their cause 

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     I shall live here�察�in my own house。 I shall take my food from the earth 

by the toil of my own hands。           I shall learn many secrets from my books。 

Through the years ahead�察�I shall rebuild the achievements of the past�察�and 

open the way to carry them further�察�the achievements which are open to 

me�察�but closed forever to my brothers�察�for their minds are shackled to the 

weakest and dullest ones among them。 

     I have learned that my power of the sky was known to men long ago�察�

they   called   it   Electricity。  It   was   the   power   that   moved   their   greatest 

inventions。      It lit this house with light which came from those globes of 

glass   on   the  walls。  I  have   found   the  engine  which produced this light。   I 

shall learn how to repair it and how to make it work again。                  I shall learn 

how to use the wires which carry this power。 Then I shall build a barrier of 

wires   around   my  home�察 �and   across   the paths  which lead   to   my  home�察  �a 

barrier light as a cobweb�察�more impassable than a wall of granite�察�a barrier 

my brothers will never be able to cross。 For they have nothing to fight me 

with�察�save the brute force of their numbers。 I have my mind。 

     Then here�察�on this mountaintop�察�with the world below me and nothing 

above me but the sun�察�I shall live my own truth。 Gaea is pregnant with my 

child。    Our son will be raised as a man。           He will be taught to say ;I; and 

to bear the pride of it。      He will be taught to walk straight and on his own 

feet。    He will be taught reverence for his own spirit。 

     When I shall have read all the books and learned my new way�察�when 

my home will be ready and my earth tilled�察�I shall steal one day�察�for the 

last time�察�into the cursed City of my birth。             I shall call to me my friend 

who     has   no  name     save   International    4´8818�察   �and   all  those   like  him�察�

Fraternity  2´5503�察  �who   cries   without   reason�察  �and   Solidarity  9´6347   who 

calls for help in the night�察�and a few others。 I shall call to me all the men 

and   the   women   whose   spirit   has   not   been   killed   within   them   and   who 

suffer under the   yoke   of   their brothers。 They  will   follow   me   and   I   shall 

lead   them   to   my   fortress。 And   here�察  �in   this   uncharted   wilderness�察  �I   and 

they�察�my chosen friends�察�my fellow´builders�察�shall write the first chapter in 

the    new history of man。 

     These are the things before me。 And as I stand here at the door of glory�察�

I look behind me for the last time。 I look upon the history of men�察�which I 



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have learned from the books�察�and I wonder。 It was a long story�察�and the 

spirit which moved it was the spirit of man's freedom。 But what is freedom�拭�

Freedom from what�拭�There is nothing to take a man's freedom away from 

him�察�save other men。         To be free�察�a man must be free of his brothers。 That 

is freedom。      That and nothing else。 

     At   first�察  �man   was   enslaved   by   the   gods。   But   he   broke   their   chains。 

Then he was enslaved by the kings。              But he broke their chains。 He was 

enslaved by his birth�察�by his kin�察�by his race。            But he broke their chains。 

He declared to all his brothers that a man has rights which neither god nor 

king nor other men can take away from him�察�no matter what their number�察�

for his is the right of man�察�and there is no right on earth above this right。 

And he stood on the threshold of the freedom for which the blood of the 

centuries behind him had been spilled。 

     But   then   he   gave   up   all   he   had   won�察  �and   fell   lower   than   his   savage 

beginning。 

     What brought it to pass�拭         �What disaster took their reason away from 

men�拭     �What whip lashed them to their knees in shame and submission�拭�

The worship of the word ;We。; 

     When   men accepted that worship�察  �the structure of centuries   collaped 

about them�察�the structure whose every beam had come from the thought of 

some one man�察�each in his day down the ages�察�from the depth of some one 

spirit�察  �such   spirit  as  existed    but  for  its  own    sake。   Those      men   who 

survived those eager to obey�察�eager to live for one another�察�since they had 

nothing   else   to   vindicate   themthose   men   could   neither   carry   on�察  �nor 

preserve   what   they   had   received。   Thus   did   all   thought�察  �all   science�察  �all 

wisdom perish on earth。          Thus did men men with nothing to offer save 

their great number lost the steel towers�察�the flying ships�察�the power wires�察�

all the things they had not created and could never keep。                 Perhaps�察�later�察�

some men had been born with the mind and the courage to recover these 

things   which   were   lost�察  �perhaps   these   men   came   before   the   Councils   of 

Scholars。 They were answered as I have been answered and for the same 

reasons。 

     But   I   still   wonder   how   it   was   possible�察  �in   those   graceless   years   of 

transition�察  �long   ago�察  �that   men   did   not   see   whither   they   were   going�察  �and 



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went on�察�in blindness and cowardice�察�to their fate。             I wonder�察�for it is hard 

for me to conceive how men who knew the word ;I; could give it up and 

not know what they lost。         But such has been the story�察�for I have lived in 

the   City   of   the   damned�察  �and   I   know   what   horror   men   permitted   to   be 

brought upon them。 

     Perhaps�察�in those days�察�there were a few among men�察�a few of clear 

sight and clean soul�察�who refused to surrender that word。 What agony must 

have been theirs before that which they saw coming and could not stop� �

Perhaps they cried out in protest and in warning。               But men paid no heed 

to their warning。      And they�察�these few�察�fought a hopeless battle�察�and they 

perished with their banners smeared by their own blood。 And they chose to 

perish�察�for they knew。 To them�察�I send my salute across the centuries�察�and 

my pity。 

     Theirs is the banner in my hand。           And I wish I had the power to tell 

them that the despair of their hearts was not to be final�察�and their night was 

not without hope。 For the battle they lost can never be lost。 For that which 

they died to save can never perish。 Through all the darkness�察�through all 

the shame of which men are capable�察�the spirit of man will remain alive on 

this earth。    It may sleep�察�but it will awaken。 It may wear chains�察�but it will 

break through。 And man will go on。            Man�察�not men。 

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