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.Page 68ABC Amber Palm Converter, http://www.processtext.com/abcpalm.html"Paul's vision is ancient, as ancient as the slavery of the Hebrews and deathsby thehundreds of millions at the hands of a group called 'communists.' He says thatit is for the good of all mankind, but then counters that, of course, a smallgroup will continue to enjoy the conditions that everyone else has hadstripped from them.Words such as this resound throughout history and in everycase they have meant enslavement and death."Our faction of the Council could submit to Paul.The power would come backon, some of the normal amenities of life would prevail.For a time.Until heand his council of dictators discovered the next 'path of righteousness,' thenext 'true form' of humanity."And all of us would be his powerless slaves."I choose not to be a slave.I choose not to enslave my sister's children andthe children of my friends.I choose to fight."On the shores of this land, once upon a time, was a great nation called'America.' It is from the seeds of this nation that our present culturederives.The beliefs of the nation were simple:'We hold these truths to be self evident, that all men are created equal,endowed by the Creator with certain inalienable rights, among which are therights to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.'"Through their vision, and their beliefs, the people of America, often alone,fought the tides of history and despotism and finally created our society, onein which all of those rights, and more, were protected."Paul Bowman, Celine Reinshafen, Minjie Jiaqi, Ragspurr and Chansa Mulengelastand in opposition to those beliefs.""I wish that it were possible to take an accurate poll of the feelings of allof you.But Icannot.I can only hope that you stand with me, and the rest of the Council,as this black night descends upon us."But I believe, together, that we can win through this night, and create onceagain that society that we hold so dear.The way will be long, but we willstride it together, one nation, one people, conceived in the concept ofliberty and true to those philosophies that we hold so dear."Thank you, good night, and good luck.""Sheida?" Daneh said as the image winked out."SHEIDA??? Oh, great.Not a wordfor your sister?""I guess she was just a little focused on her problems," Rachel said, thensnorted."Not like anyoneIknow in the family."Daneh shrugged agreement at the same time as she gave her daughter a quellinglook."Well, if she's in that much trouble, it means that the world is screwed.""It can't be that bad, Mom," Rachel said with a shrug."Could it? I mean, it'sthe forty-first century.Things like this just don't happen!"Page 69ABC Amber Palm Converter, http://www.processtext.com/abcpalm.html"Well, it's happening," Daneh said with a frown."Right here and right now."She sighed and shook her head unhappily."Why now? Why ?"us"Well.why doesn't one side or the other just giveup?" Rachel asked."Mom, people are going to die.Some already have, " she added, gesturing at the pile of blue dust."More than Marguerite, and more thoroughly," the woman said, shaking her head."I know delving geologists who work in the magma.They're gone." She shook her head."Gone.Just like that.No warning at all.""Mom?" Rachel said after a few moments."Mom.Why doesn't one side just quit?Say 'Okay, have it your way, it's not worth fighting over?' I mean, it's notworth people dying, is it?""Some things are," Daneh said after a moment."It's hard to explain thatwithout understanding history.Sheida does understand history.But bad asfighting is, will be, the deaths that are bound to occur, as bad as that is,some things can be worse.I'd tell you to go look up things like the CulturalRevolution, the Holocaust and the Khmer Rouge, but there's no way to look itup.""The Holocaust and the Khmer I remember from history reading," Rachel said."But people aregoing to start dying soon.I mean, the war is going to do the same thing thatthe Khmer did, in its way.We don't have any farmers, Mom.Without farmers, we don't have any food.And you don't just pick it up.It's a skill.""Good girl, now you're thinking," Daneh replied."But there aresome farmers."She looked at her daughter significantly."That's the point, Mom," Rachel sighed."There were farmers inCambodia.But the Khmer and that guy.Pol something.he sent people from thecities out to farm.They didn't know how and they were told how to do it wrongand millions died.Mom, don't know what day to start plowing, doIyou?""Oh." Daneh thought about that for a moment and nodded."No, I don't, butMyron does, and so do his sons.""If you think I'm going to marry Tom or Charlie and settle down as a farm girlyou're out of your mind, Mom," Rachel chuckled."I'm going to be a." Hereyes widened as she realized how much had been lost."I was going to be adoctor, Mom [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]