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,AU?OR 3 ,LUCY ,P>SONS 

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,IS \R CIVILIZATION ( TODAY WOR? SAV+8 MI<T WELL BE ASK$ BY ! DIS9H]IT$ ( ! E>?4 ,9 ONE RESPECT 'TIS A GREAT CIVILIZATION4 ,HI/ORY FAILS TO RECORD ANY O!R AGE LIKE \RS4 ,:5 WE WI% TO TRAVEL WE FLY1 AS IT W]E1 ON ! W+S ( SPACE1 & ) A WANTONNESS ?AT W\LD HAVE SUNK ! WILDE/ IMAG9ATION ( ! GODS ( ! ANCI5TS 9TO 9SIGNIFICANCE4 ,WE ANNIHILATE TIME4 ,WE /& UPON ! V]GE ( ONE CONT95T1 & CONV]SE ) EASE & COMPOSURE ) FRI5DS 9 ! MID/ ( ! NEXT4 ,! AWE-9SPIR+ PH5OM5A ( NATURE CONC]N US 9 ?IS AGE BUT LITTLE4 ,WE HAVE /OL5 ! LI<TN+ FROM ! GODS & MADE IT AN OB$I5T S]VANT TO ! WILL ( MAN2 HAVE PI]C$ ! CL\DS & READ ! />RY PAGE ( TIME4 

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,YET IT WAS !IR LABOR ?AT ]ECT$ !SE EVID5CES ( CIVILIZATION4 ,!N :Y >E !Y COMPELL$ TO BE B>B>IANS8 ,= IT IS LABOR1 & LABOR ONLY1 :I* MAKES CIVILIZATION POSSIBLE4 ',TIS LABOR ?AT TOILS1 & SP9S1 & WEAVES1 & BUILDS1 ?AT ANO!R1 NOT IT1 MAY 5JOY4 ',TIS ! LABOR]S :O DOVE 9TO ! UNKN[N CAV]NS ( ! SEA & COMPEL H] TO YIELD UP H] HIDD5 TREASURES1 :I* !Y KN[ NOT EV5 ! VALUE !RE(4 ',TIS LABOR :I* GOES 9TO ! TRACKLESS WILD]NESS1 & WIELDS ! MAGIC W& :I* SCI5CE HAS PLAC$ 9 ITS H&4 ,ITS HIDE\S1 HISS+ MON/]S SOON SUCCUMB1 & %E BLOSSOMS LIKE ! ROSE4 

,LABOR ONLY CAN LEVEL ! M\NTA9 TO ! PLA91 OR RAISE ! VALLEY TO ! M\NTA9 HEI<T1 & DOVE 9TO ! B[ELS ( ! E>? & BR+ =? ! HIDD5 TREASURES !RE CONTA9$1 :I* HAVE BE5 LAT5T ?R\< ! *ANG+ CYCLES ( TIME1 & ) CUNN+ H& FA%ION !M 9TO >TICLES ( USE & LUXURY = ! DELI<T & B5EFIT ( MANK9D4 

,N[1 :Y DOES ?IS IMPORTANT FACTOR 9 ! >TS ( PROGRESS & REF9EM5T CONT9UE TO HOLD A SECOND>Y POSITION 9 ALL ! HI<] & NOBL] WALKS ( LIFE8 ,IS IT NOT ?AT A FEW IDL]S MAY RIOT 9 LUXURY & EASE--SAID FEW HAV+ DIGNIFI$ !MSELVES 0UPP] CLASSES08 

,IT IS ?IS 0UPP] CLASS0 :I* DET]M9ES :AT K9D ( H\SES 7IF ANY AT ALL7 ! PRODUC+ CLASS %ALL LIVE 91 ! QUANTITY & QUALITY ( FOOD !Y %ALL PLACE UPON !IR TABLE1 ! K9D ( RAIM5T !Y %ALL WE>1 & :E!R ! *ILD ( ! PROLET>IAT %ALL 9 T5D] YE>S 5T] ! S*OOLH\SE OR ! FACTORY4 

,& :5 ! PROLET>IAT1 FAIL+ TO SEE ! JU/ICE ( ?IS B\RGEOIS ECONOMY1 BEG9S TO MURMUR1 ! POLICEMAN'S CLUB IS CALL$ 9TO ACTIVE S]VICE = SIX DAYS 9 ! WEEK1 :ILE ON ! SEV5? ! M9I/] ASSURES HIM ?AT TO COMPLA9 ( ! P[]S ?AT BE IS QUITE S9FUL1 BESIDES BE+ A LOS+ GAME1 9ASMU* AS BY ?IS ACTION HE IS LESS5+ HIS *ANCE = OBTA9+ A V]Y COM=TABLE AP>TM5T 9 0! MANSIONS ET]NAL 9 ! SKIES40 ,& ! POSSESS+ CLASS MEAN:ILE >E P]FECTLY WILL+ TO PAY ! M9I/] H&SOMELY1 & FURNI% ! PROLET>IAT ALL ! CR$IT NECESS>Y = ?IS IF HE WILL FURNI% !M ! CA% = ! ]ECTION ( !IR MANSIONS H]E4 

,OH1 WORK+ MAN6 ,OH1 />V$1 \TRAG$1 & ROBB$ LABOR]1 H[ LONG WILL Y\ L5D ATT5TIVE E> TO ! AU?ORS ( Y\R MIS]Y8 ,:5 WILL Y\ BECOME TIR$ ( Y\R SLAV]Y & %[ ! SAME BY /EPP+ BOLDLY 9TO ! >5A ) ?OSE :O DECL>E ?AT 0,NOT TO BE A SLAVE IS TO D>E & ,D,O80 ,:5 WILL Y\ TIRE ( SU* A CIVILIZATION & DECL>E 9 WORDS1 ! BITT]NESS ( :I* %ALL NOT BE MI/AK51 0,AWAY ) A CIVILIZATION ?AT ?US DEGRADES ME2 IT IS NOT WOR? ! SAV+80 

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