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and we read the stolen scripts。 Two years have passed since we found
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this place。 And in these two years we have learned more than we had
learned in the ten years of the Home of the Students。
We have learned things which are not in the scripts。 We have solved
secrets of which the Scholars have no knowledge。 We have come to see
how great is the unexplored�察�and many lifetimes will not bring us to the
end of our quest。 But we wish no end to our quest。 We wish nothing�察�
save to be alone and to learn�察�and to feel as if with each day our sight were
growing sharper than the hawk's and clearer than rock crystal。
Strange are the ways of evil。 We are false in the faces of our brothers。
We are defying the will of our Councils。 We alone�察�of the thousands who
walk this earth�察 �we alone in this hour are doing a work which has no
purpose save that we wish to do it。 The evil of our crime is not for the
human mind to probe。 The nature of our punishment�察�if it be discovered�察�
is not for the human heart to ponder。 Never�察 �not in the memory of the
Ancient Ones' Ancients�察�never have men done that which we are doing。
And yet there is no shame in us and no regret。 We say to ourselves that
we are a wretch and a traitor。 But we feel no burden upon our spirit and no
fear in our heart。 And it seems to us that our spirit is clear as a lake
troubled by no eyes save those of the sun。 And in our heart strange are
the ways of evil��in our heart there is the first peace we have known in
twenty years。
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PART TWO
Liberty 5´3000 。 。 。 Liberty five´three thousand 。 。 。 Liberty 5´
3000 。 。 。 。
We wish to write this name。 We wish to speak it�察 �but we dare not
speak it above a whisper。 For men are forbidden to take notice of women�察�
and women are forbidden to take notice of men。 But we think of one
among women�察�they whose name is Liberty 5´3000�察�and we think of no
others。 The women who have been assigned to work the soil live in the
Homes of the Peasants beyond the City。 Where the City ends there is a
great road winding off to the north�察�and we Street Sweepers must keep this
road clean to the first milepost。 There is a hedge along the road�察 �and
beyond the hedge lie the fields。 The fields are black and ploughed�察�and
they lie like a great fan before us�察 �with their furrows gathered in some
hand beyond the sky�察�spreading forth from that hand�察�opening wide apart
as they come toward us�察 �like black pleats that sparkle with thin�察 �green
spangles。 Women work in the fields�察�and their white tunics in the wind are
like the wings of sea´gulls beating over the black soil。
And there it was that we saw Liberty 5´3000 walking along the
furrows。 Their body was straight and thin as a blade of iron。 Their eyes
were dark and hard and glowing�察�with no fear in them�察�no kindness and no
guilt。 Their hair was golden as the sun�察 �their hair flew in the wind�察�
shining and wild�察�as if it defied men to restrain it。 They threw seeds from
their hand as if they deigned to fling a scornful gift�察�and the earth was a
beggar under their feet。
We stood still�察 �for the first time did we know fear�察 �and then pain。
And we stood still that we might not spill this pain more precious than
pleasure。
Then we heard a voice from the others call their name�此 �Liberty 5´
3000�察─�and they turned and walked back。 Thus we learned their name�察�
and we stood watching them go�察�till their white tunic was lost in the blue
mist。
And the following day�察�as we came to the northern road�察�we kept our
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eyes upon Liberty 5´3000 in the field。 And each day thereafter we knew
the illness of waiting for our hour on the northern road。 And there we
looked at Liberty 5´3000 each day。 We know not whether they looked at us
also�察�but we think they did。 Then one day they came close to the hedge�察�
and suddenly they turned to us。 They turned in a whirl and the movement
of their body stopped�察 �as if slashed off�察 �as suddenly as it had started。
They stood still as a stone�察�and they looked straight upon us�察�straight into
our eyes。 There was no smile on their face�察�and no welcome。 But their
face was taut�察�and their eyes were dark。 Then they turned as swiftly�察�and
they walked away from us。
But the following day�察�when we came to the road�察�they smiled。 They
smiled to us and for us。 And we smiled in answer。 Their head fell back�察�
and their arms fell�察�as if their arms and their thin white neck were stricken
suddenly with a great lassitude。 They were not looking upon us�察�but upon
the sky。 Then they glanced at us over their shoulder�察�as we felt as if a hand
had touched our body�察�slipping softly from our lips to our feet。
Every morning thereafter�察�we greeted each other with our eyes。 We
dared not speak。 It is a transgression to speak to men of other Trades�察�save
in groups at the Social Meetings。 But once�察 �standing at the hedge�察 �we
raised our hand to our forehead and then moved it slowly�察 �palm down�察�
toward Liberty 5´3000。 Had the others seen it�察�they could have guessed
nothing�察�for it looked only as if we were shading our eyes from the sun。
But Liberty 5´3000 saw it and understood。 They raised their hand to
their forehead and moved it as we had。 Thus�察�each day�察�we greet Liberty 5´
3000�察�and they answer�察�and no men can suspect。
We do not wonder at this new sin of ours。 It is our second
Transgression of Preference�察�for we do not think of all our brothers�察�as we
must�察�but only of one�察�and their name is Liberty 5´3000。 We do not know
why we think of them。 We do not know why�察�when we think of them�察�we
feel all of a sudden that the earth is good and that it is not a burden to live。
We do not think of them as Liberty 5´3000 any longer。 We have given
them a name in our thoughts。 We call them the Golden One。 But it is a
sin to give men names which distinguish them from other men。 Yet we
call them the Golden One�察�for they are not like the others。 The Golden One
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are not like the others。
And we take no heed of the law which says that men may not think of
women�察�save at the Time of Mating。 This is the time each spring when
all the men older than twenty and all the women older than eighteen are
sent for one night to the City Palace of Mating。 And each of the men
have one of the women assigned to them by the Council of Eugenics。
Children are born each winter�察 �but women never see their children and
children never know their parents。 Twice have we been sent to the
Palace of Mating�察�but it is an ugly and shameful matter�察�of which we do
not like to think。
We had broken so many laws�察 �and today we have broken one more。
Today�察�we spoke to the Golden One。
The other women were far off in the field�察 �when we stopped at the
hedge by the side of the road。 The Golden One were kneeling alone at
the moat which runs through the field。 And the drops of water falling
from their hands�察�as they raised the water to their lips�察�were like sparks of
fire in the sun。 Then the Golden One saw us�察 �and they did not move�察�
kneeling there�察�looking at us�察�and circles of light played upon their white
tunic�察�from the sun on the water of the moat�察�and one sparkling drop fell
from a finger of their hand held as frozen in the air。
Then the Golden One rose and walked to the hedge�察 �as if they had
heard a command in our eyes。 The two other Street Sweepers of our
brigade were a hundred paces away down the road。 And we thought that
International 4´8818 would not betray us�察 �and Union 5´3992 would not
understand。 So we looked straight upon the Golden One�察�and we saw the
shadows of their lashes on their white cheeks and the sparks of sun on
their lips。 And we said�此�
;You are beautiful�察�Liberty 5´3000。;
Their face did not move and they did not avert their eyes。 Only their
eyes grew wider�察 �and there was triumph in their eyes�察 �and it was not
triumph over us�察�but over things we could not guess。
Then they asked�此�
;What is your name�拭─�
;Equality 7´2521�察─�we answered。
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