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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TEXT 3 

,A LOCOMOTIVE IS MOV+4 ,SOMEONE ASKS3 0,:AT MOVES IT80 ,A PEASANT SAYS ! 
 DEVIL MOVES IT4 ,ANO!R MAN SAYS ! LOCOMOTIVE MOVES BECAUSE ITS :EELS 
 GO R\ND4 ,A ?IRD ASS]TS ?AT ! CAUSE ( ITS MOVEM5T LIES 9 ! SMOKE 
 :I* ! W9D C>RIES AWAY4 

,! PEASANT IS IRREFUTABLE4 ,HE HAS DEVIS$ A COMPLETE EXPLANATION4 ,TO 
 REFUTE HIM SOMEONE W\LD HAVE TO PROVE TO HIM ?AT !RE IS NO DEVIL1 OR 
 ANO!R PEASANT W\LD HAVE TO EXPLA9 TO HIM ?AT IT IS NOT ! DEVIL BUT 
 A ,G]MAN1 :O MOVES ! LOCOMOTIVE4 ,ONLY !N1 AS A RESULT ( ! 
 CONTRADICTION1 WILL !Y SEE ?AT !Y >E BO? WRONG4 ,BUT ! MAN :O 
 SAYS ?AT ! MOVEM5T ( ! :EELS IS ! CAUSE REFUTES HIMSELF1 = 
 HAV+ ONCE BEGUN TO ANALYZE HE \<T TO GO ON & EXPLA9 FUR!R :Y ! 
 :EELS GO R\ND2 & TILL HE HAS REA*$ ! ULTIMATE CAUSE ( ! 
 MOVEM5T ( ! LOCOMOTIVE 9 ! PRESSURE ( /EAM 9 ! BOIL]1 HE HAS 
 NO RI<T TO /OP 9 HIS SE>* = ! CAUSE4 ,! MAN :O EXPLA9S ! 
 MOVEM5T ( ! LOCOMOTIVE BY ! SMOKE ?AT IS C>RI$ BACK HAS NOTIC$ 
 ?AT ! :EELS DO NOT SUPPLY AN EXPLANATION & HAS TAK5 ! FIR/ SIGN 
 ?AT OCCURS TO HIM & 9 HIS TURN HAS (F]$ ?AT AS AN EXPLANATION4 

,! ONLY CONCEPTION ?AT CAN EXPLA9 ! MOVEM5T ( ! LOCOMOTIVE IS 
 ?AT ( A =CE COMM5SURATE ) ! MOVEM5T OBS]V$4 

,! ONLY CONCEPTION ?AT CAN EXPLA9 ! MOVEM5T ( ! PEOPLES IS ?AT 
 ( SOME =CE COMM5SURATE ) ! :OLE MOVEM5T ( ! PEOPLES4 

,YET TO SUPPLY ?IS CONCEPTION V>I\S HI/ORIANS TAKE =CES ( DIFF]5T 
 K9DS1 ALL ( :I* >E 9COMM5SURATE ) ! MOVEM5T OBS]V$4 ,SOME 
 SEE IT AS A =CE DIRECTLY 9H]5T 9 H]OES1 AS ! PEASANT SEES ! 
 DEVIL 9 ! LOCOMOTIVE2 O!RS AS A =CE RESULT+ FROM SEV]AL O!R 
 =CES1 LIKE ! MOVEM5T ( ! :EELS2 O!RS AGA9 AS AN 9TELLECTUAL 
 9FLU5CE1 LIKE ! SMOKE ?AT IS BL[N AWAY4 

,SO LONG AS HI/ORIES >E WRITT5 ( SEP>ATE 9DIVIDUALS1 :E!R ,CAES>S1 
 ,ALEX&]S1 ,LU!RS1 OR ,VOLTAIRES1 & NOT ! HI/ORIES ( ALL1 
 ABSOLUTELY ALL ?OSE :O TAKE P>T 9 AN EV5T1 IT IS QUITE IMPOSSIBLE TO 
 DESCRIBE ! MOVEM5T ( HUMANITY )\T ! CONCEPTION ( A =CE 
 COMPELL+ M5 TO DIRECT !IR ACTIVITY T[>D A C]TA9 5D4 ,& ! ONLY 
 SU* CONCEPTION KN[N TO HI/ORIANS IS ?AT ( P[]4 

,?IS CONCEPTION IS ! ONE H&LE BY MEANS ( :I* ! MAT]IAL ( 
 HI/ORY1 AS AT PRES5T EXP\ND$1 CAN BE DEALT )1 & ANYONE :O BREAKS 
 ?AT H&LE (F1 AS ,BUCKLE DID1 )\T F9D+ SOME O!R ME?OD ( 
 TREAT+ HI/ORICAL MAT]IAL1 M]ELY DEPRIVES HIMSELF ( ! ONE POSSIBLE 
 WAY ( DEAL+ ) IT4 ,! NECESSITY ( ! CONCEPTION ( P[] AS AN 
 EXPLANATION ( HI/ORICAL EV5TS IS BE/ DEMON/RAT$ BY ! UNIV]SAL 
 HI/ORIANS & HI/ORIANS ( CULTURE !MSELVES1 = !Y PR(ESS$LY 
 REJECT ?AT CONCEPTION BUT 9EVITABLY HAVE REC\RSE TO IT AT EV]Y /EP4 

,9 DEAL+ ) HUMANITY'S 9QUIRY1 ! SCI5CE ( HI/ORY UP TO N[ IS 
 LIKE MONEY 9 CIRCULATION--PAP] MONEY & CO94 ,! BIOGRAPHIES & 
 SPECIAL NATIONAL HI/ORIES >E LIKE PAP] MONEY4 ,!Y CAN BE US$ & CAN 
 CIRCULATE & FULFILL !IR PURPOSE )\T H>M TO ANYONE & EV5 
 ADVANTAGE\SLY1 AS LONG AS NO ONE ASKS :AT IS ! SECURITY BEH9D !M4 
 ,Y\ NE$ ONLY =GET TO ASK H[ ! WILL ( H]OES PRODUCES EV5TS1 & 
 SU* HI/ORIES AS ,?I]S' WILL BE 9T]E/+ & 9/RUCTIVE & MAY 
 P]HAPS EV5 POSSESS A T+E ( POETRY4 ,BUT JU/ AS D\BTS ( ! REAL 
 VALUE ( PAP] MONEY >ISE EI!R BECAUSE1 BE+ EASY TO MAKE1 TOO MU* ( 
 IT GETS MADE OR BECAUSE PEOPLE TRY TO EX*ANGE IT = GOLD1 SO ALSO D\BTS 
 CONC]N+ ! REAL VALUE ( SU* HI/ORIES >ISE EI!R BECAUSE TOO MANY 
 ( !M >E WRITT5 OR BECAUSE 9 HIS SIMPLICITY ( HE>T SOMEONE 
 9QUIRES3 BY :AT =CE DID ,NAPOLEON DO ?IS8--?AT IS1 WANTS TO 
 EX*ANGE ! CURR5T PAP] MONEY = ! REAL GOLD ( ACTUAL 
 COMPREH5SION4 

,! WRIT]S ( UNIV]SAL HI/ORIES & ( ! HI/ORY ( CULTURE >E LIKE 
 PEOPLE :O1 RECOGNIZ+ ! DEFECTS ( PAP] MONEY1 DECIDE TO SUB/ITUTE 
 = IT MONEY MADE ( METAL ?AT HAS NOT ! SPECIFIC GRAVITY ( GOLD4 ,IT 
 MAY 9DE$ MAKE J+L+ CO91 BUT WILL DO NO MORE ?AN ?AT4 ,PAP] MONEY 
 MAY DECEIVE ! IGNORANT1 BUT NOBODY IS DECEIV$ BY TOK5S ( BASE METAL 
 ?AT HAVE NO VALUE BUT M]ELY J+LE4 ,AS GOLD IS GOLD ONLY IF IT IS 
 S]VICEABLE NOT M]ELY = EX*ANGE BUT ALSO = USE1 SO UNIV]SAL 
 HI/ORIANS WILL BE VALUABLE ONLY :5 !Y CAN REPLY TO HI/ORY'S 
 ESS5TIAL QUE/ION3 :AT IS P[]8 ,! UNIV]SAL HI/ORIANS GIVE 
 CONTRADICTORY REPLIES TO ?AT QUE/ION1 :ILE ! HI/ORIANS ( CULTURE 
 EVADE IT & ANSW] SOME?+ QUITE DIFF]5T4 ,& AS C\NT]S ( 
 IMITATION GOLD CAN BE US$ ONLY AMONG A GR\P ( PEOPLE :O AGREE TO 
 ACCEPT !M AS GOLD1 OR AMONG ?OSE :O DO NOT KN[ ! NATURE ( GOLD1 SO 
 UNIV]SAL HI/ORIANS & HI/ORIANS ( CULTURE1 NOT ANSW]+ HUMANITY'S 
 ESS5TIAL QUE/ION1 S]VE AS CURR5CY = SOME PURPOSES ( !IR [N1 ONLY 
 9 UNIV]SITIES & AMONG ! MASS ( READ]S :O HAVE A TA/E = :AT 
 !Y CALL 0S]I\S READ+40 

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