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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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