嗔秤戻幣�哉膵�云利匈嬉蝕湊蛸賜�塋床四衲���萩晦編報炎嘔囚^泡仟 ̄云利匈��
栽怩弌傍利 卦指云慕朕村 紗秘慕禰 厘議慕尺 厘議慕禰 TXT畠云和墮 〆辺茄欺厘議箝誓匂〇

anthem(淵梧)-及6何蛍

酔楯荷恬: 梓囚徒貧圭�鮗� ○ 賜 ★ 辛酔堀貧和鍬匈 梓囚徒貧議 Enter 囚辛指欺云慕朕村匈 梓囚徒貧圭�鮗� ● 辛指欺云匈競何! 泌惚云慕短嗤堋響頼���誅卒亮茂�俊彭堋響��辛聞喘貧圭 "辺茄欺厘議箝誓匂" 孔嬬 才 "紗秘慕禰" 孔嬬��



ten years old。      And we stood in the great square with all the children and 

all   the   men   of   the   City�察  �sent   to   behold   the   burning。   They   brought   the 

Transgressor out into the square and they led them to the pyre。 They had 

torn out the tongue of the Transgressor�察�so that they could speak no longer。 

The Transgressor were young and tall。 They had hair of gold and eyes blue 

as morning。 They walked to the pyre�察�and their step did not falter。               And of 

all the faces on that square�察�of all the faces which shrieked and screamed 

and spat curses upon them�察�theirs was the calmest and the happiest face。 

     As the chains were wound over their body at the stake�察�and a flame set 

to   the   pyre�察  �the   Transgressor   looked   upon   the   City。  There   was   a   thin 

thread of blood running from the corner of their mouth�察�but their lips were 

smiling。     And a monstrous thought came to us then�察�which has never left 

us。    We had heard of Saints。 There are the Saints of Labor�察�and the Saints 

of the Councils�察�and the Saints of the Great Rebirth。                But we had never 

seen a Saint nor what the likeness of a Saint should be。               And we thought 



                                               21 


´ Page 22´

                                            ANTHEM 



then�察�standing in the square�察�that the likeness of a Saint was the face we 

saw     before    us   in  the   flames�察   �the   face   of  the   Transgressor      of   the 

Unspeakable Word。 

     As the flames rose�察�a thing happened which no eyes saw but ours�察�else 

we would not be living today。           Perhaps it had only seemed to us。            But it 

seemed   to   us   that   the   eyes   of   the   Transgressor   had   chosen   us   from   the 

crowd   and   were   looking   straight   upon   us。      There   was   no   pain   in   their 

eyes and no knowledge of the agony of their body。                There was only joy in 

them�察�and pride�察�a pride holier than is fit for human pride to be。                  And it 

seemed as if these eyes were trying to tell us something through the flames�察�

to   send   into   our   eyes   some   word   without   sound。    And   it   seemed   as   if 

these eyes were begging us to gather that word and not to let it go from us 

and   from   the   earth。   But   the   flames   rose   and   we   could   not   guess   the 

word。 。 。 。 

     Whateven if we have to burn for it like the Saint of the Pyrewhat is 

the Unspeakable Word�拭�



                                               22 


´ Page 23´

                                           ANTHEM 



                              PART THREE 



     We�察�Equality 7´2521�察�have discovered a new power of nature。                     And 

we have discovered it alone�察�and we alone are to know it。 

     It is said。   Now let us be lashed for it�察�if we must。            The Council of 

Scholars has said that we all know the things which exist and therefore the 

things   which   are   not   known   by   all   do   not   exist。 But   we   think   that   the 

Council of Scholars is blind。 The secrets of this earth are not for all men to 

see�察�but only for those who will seek them。 We know�察�for we have found a 

secret unknown to all our brothers。 

     We know not what this power is nor whence it comes。                  But we know 

its   nature�察  �we   have   watched   it   and   worked   with   it。   We   saw   it   first   two 

years   ago。    One   night�察  �we   were   cutting   open   the   body   of   a   dead   frog 

when we saw its leg jerking。           It was dead�察�yet it moved。          Some power 

unknown       to  men   was    making    it  move。    We    could    not  understand     it。 

Then�察�after many tests�察�we found the answer。              The frog had been hanging 

on a wire of copper�察�and it had been the metal of our knife which had sent 

the strange power to the copper through the brine of the frog's body。                 We 

put a piece of copper and a piece of zinc into a jar of brine�察�we touched a 

wire to them�察�and there�察�under our fingers�察�was a miracle which had never 

occurred before�察�a new miracle and a new power。 

     This   discovery  haunted   us。      We   followed it   in   preference   to   all   our 

studies。 We worked with it�察�we tested it in more ways than we can describe�察�

and   each   step   was   as   another   miracle   unveiling   before   us。   We   came   to 

know that we had found the greatest power on earth。                For it defies all the 

laws known to men。          It makes the needle move and turn on the compass 

which we stole from the Home of the Scholars�察�but we had been taught�察�

when still a child�察�that the loadstone points to the north and that this is a 

law   which   nothing   can   change�察  �yet   our   new   power   defies   all   laws。   We 

found   that   it   causes   lightning�察  �and   never   have   men   known   what   causes 

lightning。 In thunderstorms�察�we raised a tall rod of iron by the side of our 

hole�察�and we watched it from below。            We have seen the lightning strike it 

again and again。 And now we know that metal draws the power of the sky�察�



                                              23 


´ Page 24´

                                         ANTHEM 



and that metal can be made to give it forth。 

    We have built strange things with this discovery of ours。            We used for 

it   the   copper   wires   which   we   found   here   under   the   ground。 We   have 

walked the length of our tunnel�察�with a candle lighting the way。 We could 

go no farther than half a mile�察�for earth and rock had fallen at both ends。 

But we gathered all the things we found and we brought them to our work 

place。 We found strange boxes with bars of metal inside�察�with many cords 

and strands and coils of metal。         We found wires that led to strange little 

globes of glass on the walls�察�they contained threads of metal thinner than a 

spider's web。 

    These things help us in our work。           We do not understand them�察�but 

we think that the men of the Unmentionable Times had known our power 

of the sky�察�and these things had some relation to it。          We do not know�察�but 

we shall learn。     We cannot stop now�察�even though it frightens us that we 

are alone in our knowledge。 

    No single one can possess greater wisdom than the many Scholars who 

are elected by all men for their wisdom。 Yet we can。             We do。      We have 

fought against saying it�察�but now it is said。        We do not care。 We forget all 

men�察�all laws and all things save our metals and our wires。               So much is 

still to be learned�    �So long a road lies before us�察�and what care we if we 

must travel it alone� �



                                             24 


´ Page 25´

                                        ANTHEM 



                              PART FOUR 



    Many   days   passed   before   we   could   speak   to   the   Golden   One   again。 

But then came the day when the sky turned white�察�as if the sun had burst 

and spread its flame in the air�察�and the fields lay still without breath�察�and 

the dust of the road was white in the glow。           So the women of the   field 

were weary�察�and they tarried over their work�察�and they were far from the 

road   when   we   came。    But   the   Golden   One   stood   alone   at   the   hedge�察�

waiting。    We stopped and we saw that their eyes�察�so hard and scornful to 

the world�察�were looking at us as if they would obey any word we might 

speak。 

    And we said�此�

     ;We have given you a name in our thoughts�察�Liberty 5´3000。; 

     ;What is our name�拭─�they asked。 

     ;The Golden One。; 

     ;Nor do we call you Equality 7´2521 when we think of you。; 

     ;What name have you given us�拭─�They looked straight into our eyes 

and they held their head high and they answered�此�

     ;The Unconquered。; 

    For a long time we could not speak。 Then we said�此�

     ;Such thoughts as these are forbidden�察�Golden One。; 

     ;But you think such thoughts as these and you wish us to think them。; 

    We looked into their eyes and we could not lie。 

     ;Yes�察─  �we   whispered�察   �and   they   smiled�察  �and  then   we   said�此  �Our 

dearest one�察�do not obey us。; 

    They stepped back�察�and their eyes were wide and still。 

     ;Speak these words again�察─�they whispered。 

     ;Which words�拭─�we asked。         But they did not answer�察�and we knew it。 

     ;Our dearest one�察─�we whispered。 

    Never have men said this to women。 

    The head of the Golden One bowed slowly�察�and they stood still before 

us�察�their   arms   at   their   sides�察 �the palms   of   their   hands   turned   to   us�察  �as   if 

their body were delivered in submission to our eyes。             And we could not 



                                            25 


´ Page 26´

                                        ANTHEM 



speak。 

    Then they  raised their head�察  �and they  spoke   simply  and   gently�察  �as   if 

they wished us to forget some anxiety of their own。 

    ;The day is hot�察─�they said�察 �and you have worked for many hours and 

you must be weary。; 

    ;No�察─�we answered。 

    ;It is cooler in the fields�察─�they said�察 �and there is water to drink。       Are 

you thirsty�拭─�

    ;Yes�察─�we answered�察 �but we cannot cross the hedge。; 

    ;We shall bring the water to you�察─�they said。 

    Then they knelt by the moat�察�they gathered water in their two hands�察�

they rose and they held the water out to our lips。 

    We do not know if we drank that water。 We only knew suddenly that 

their hands were empty�察�but we were still holding our lips to their hands�察�

and that they knew it�察�but did not move。 

    We raised our head and stepped back。 For we did not understand what 

had made us do this�察�and we were afraid to understand i
卦指朕村 貧匯匈 和匯匈 指欺競何 壘��0�� 家��0��
酔楯荷恬: 梓囚徒貧圭�鮗� ○ 賜 ★ 辛酔堀貧和鍬匈 梓囚徒貧議 Enter 囚辛指欺云慕朕村匈 梓囚徒貧圭�鮗� ● 辛指欺云匈競何!
梁椣戻幣�� 梁心弌傍議揖扮窟燕得胎��傍竃徭失議心隈才凪万弌誌育断蛍�輌臆惨軼僑〃�燕慕得珊辛參資誼持蛍才将刮襲潜��範寔亟圻幹慕得 瓜寡追葎娼得辛參資誼寄楚署衛、持蛍才将刮襲潜填��