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inattentive listener to the talk of my companion。
Along our way various operations of agriculture were being carried on
by machinery�察�the forms of which were new to me�察�and for the most part
very graceful�察�for among these people art being so cultivated for the sake
of mere utility�察�exhibits itself in adorning or refining the shapes of useful
objects。 Precious metals and gems are so profuse among them�察�that they
are lavished on things devoted to purposes the most 92commonplace�察�and
their love of utility leads them to beautify its tools�察 �and quickens their
imagination in a way unknown to themselves。
In all service�察 �whether in or out of doors�察 �they make great use of
automaton figures�察�which are so ingenious�察�and so pliant to the operations
of vril�察 �that they actually seem gifted with reason。 It was scarcely
possible to distinguish the figures I beheld�察 �apparently guiding or
superintending the rapid movements of vast engines�察 �from human forms
endowed with thought。
By degrees�察�as we continued to walk on�察�my attention became roused
by the lively and acute remarks of my companion。 The intelligence of
the children among this race is marvellously precocious�察�perhaps from the
habit of having intrusted to them�察 �at so early an age�察 �the toils and
responsibilities of middle age。 Indeed�察�in conversing with Taee�察�I felt as
if talking with some superior and observant man of my own years。 I
asked him if he could form any estimate of the number of communities
into which the race of the Vril´ya is subdivided。
;Not exactly�察─�he said�察 �because they multiply�察�of course�察�every year as
the surplus of each community is drafted off。 But I heard my father say
that�察 �according to the last report��there were a million and a half of
communities speaking our language�察 �and adopting our institutions and
forms of life and government�察�but�察�I believe�察�with some differences�察�about
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which you had better ask Zee。 She knows more than most of the Ana do。
An An cares less for things that do not concern him than a Gy does�察�the
Gy´ei are inquisitive creatures。;
;Does each community restrict itself to the same number of families or
amount of population that you do�拭─�
;No�察�some have much smaller populations�察�some have larger´ varying
according to the extent of the country they appropriate�察�or to the degree of
excellence to which they have brought their machinery。 Each community
sets its own limit according to circumstances�察�taking care always that there
shall 93never arise any class of poor by the pressure of population upon
the productive powers of the domain�察�and that no state shall be too large
for a government resembling that of a single well´ordered family。 I
imagine that no vril community exceeds thirty´thousand households。 But�察�
as a general rule�察 �the smaller the community�察 �provided there be hands
enough to do justice to the capacities of the territory it occupies�察�the richer
each individual is�察 �and the larger the sum contributed to the general
treasury�察� above all�察 �the happier and the more tranquil is the whole
political body�察�and the more perfect the products of its industry。 The state
which all tribes of the Vril´ya acknowledge to be the highest in civilisation�察�
and which has brought the vril force to its fullest development�察�is perhaps
the smallest。 It limits itself to four thousand families�察�but every inch of
its territory is cultivated to the utmost perfection of garden ground�察 �its
machinery excels that of every other tribe�察�and there is no product of its
industry in any department which is not sought for�察�at extraordinary prices�察�
by each community of our race。 All our tribes make this state their
model�察 �considering that we should reach the highest state of civilisation
allowed to mortals if we could unite the greatest degree of happiness with
the highest degree of intellectual achievement�察 �and it is clear that the
smaller the society the less difficult that will be。 Ours is too large for it。;
This reply set me thinking。 I reminded myself of that little state of
Athens�察�with only twenty thousand free citizens�察�and which to this day our
mightiest nations regard as the supreme guide and model in all
departments of intellect。 But then Athens permitted fierce rivalry and
perpetual change�察�and was certainly not happy。 Rousing myself from the
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reverie into which these reflections had plunged me�察�I brought back our
talk to the subjects connected with emigration。
;But�察─�said I�察 �when�察�I suppose yearly�察�a certain number among 94you
agree to quit home and found a new community elsewhere�察 �they must
necessarily be very few�察�and scarcely sufficient�察�even with the help of the
machines they take with them�察�to clear the ground�察�and build towns�察�and
form a civilised state with the comforts and luxuries in which they had
been reared。;
;You mistake。 All the tribes of the Vril´ya are in constant
communication with each other�察�and settle amongst themselves each year
what proportion of one community will unite with the emigrants of
another�察 �so as to form a state of sufficient size�察 �and the place for
emigration is agreed upon at least a year before�察�and pioneers sent from
each state to level rocks�察�and embank waters�察�and construct houses�察�so that
when the emigrants at last go�察�they find a city already made�察�and a country
around it at least partially cleared。 Our hardy life as children make us
take cheerfully to travel and adventure。 I mean to emigrate myself when
of age。;
;Do the emigrants always select places hitherto uninhabited and
barren�拭─�
;As yet generally�察�because it is our rule never to destroy except when
necessary to our well´being。 Of course�察�we cannot settle in lands already
occupied by the Vril´ya�察�and if we take the cultivated lands of the other
races of Ana�察 �we must utterly destroy the previous inhabitants。
Sometimes�察 �as it is�察 �we take waste spots�察 �and find that a troublesome�察�
quarrelsome race of Ana�察�especially if under the administration of Koom´
Posh or Glek´Nas�察�resents our vicinity�察�and picks a quarrel with us�察�then�察�
of course�察�as menacing our welfare�察�we destroy it�此�there is no coming to
terms of peace with a race so idiotic that it is always changing the form of
government which represents it。 Koom´Posh�察─ �said the child�察�
emphatically�察 �is bad enough�察�still it has brains�察�though at the back of its
head�察�and is not without a heart�察�but in Glek´Nas the brain and heart of the
creatures disappear�察�and they become all jaws�察�claws�察�and belly。;
95;You express yourself strongly。 Allow me to inform you that I
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myself�察�and I am proud to say it�察�am the citizen of a Koom´Posh。;
;I no longer�察─ �answered Taee�察 �wonder to see you here so far from
your home。 What was the condition of your native community before it
became a Koom´Posh�拭─�
;A settlement of emigrants´ like those settlements which your tribe
sends forth´ but so far unlike your settlements�察�that it was dependent on
the state from which it came。 It shook off that yoke�察�and�察�crowned with
eternal glory�察�became a Koom´Posh。;
;Eternal glory� �How long has the Koom´Posh lasted�拭─�
;About 100 years。;
;The length of an An's life´ a very young community。 In much less
than another 100 years your Koom´Posh will be a Glek´Nas。;
;Nay�察�the oldest states in the world I come from�察�have such faith in its
duration�察�that they are all gradually shaping their institutions so as to melt
into ours�察�and their most thoughtful politicians say that�察�whether they like
it or not�察 �the inevitable tendency of these old states is towards Koom´
Posh´erie。;
;The old states�拭─�
;Yes�察�the old states。;
;With populations very small in proportion to the area of productive
land�拭─�
;On the contrary�察 �with populations very large in proportion to that
area。;
;I see� �old states indeed� � so old as to become drivelling if they don't
pack off that surplus population as we do ours´ very old states� � very�察�very
old� �Pray�察�Tish�察�do you think it wise for very old men to try to turn head´
over´heels as very young children do�拭 �And if you ask them why they
attempted such antics�察 �should you not laugh if they answered that by
imitating very young children they could become very young children
themselves�拭 �Ancient history abounds with instances of this sort a great
many thousand years ago´ and in every instance a very 96old state that
played at Koom´Posh soon tumbled into Glek´Nas。 Then�察�in horror of its
own self�察�it cried out for a master�察�as an old man in his dotage cries out for
a nurse�察�and after a succession of masters or nurses�察�more or less long�察�that
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very old state died out of history。 A very old state attempting Koom´
Posh´erie is like a very old man who pulls down the house to which he has
been accustomed�察�but he has so exhausted his vigour in pulling down�察�that
all he can do in the way of rebuilding is to run up a crazy hut�察�in which
himself and his successors whine out�察 �'How the wind blows� �How the
walls shake��';
;My dear Taee�察�I make all excuse for your unenlightened prejudices�察�
which every s