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...this land a certain one named Eng persuaded the people, who were the rulers, to let him and his nearest neighbors use privately a wheeled rocket. This was not a new, but a controversial idea, for in the past the people had agreed to mold their minds in a form that should exclude all conflict. So in a scythed field that stretched to the horizon the people gathered, and a few explained to the young what controversy meant, and soon all debated and disagreed, until the sun set blushing at their words...
...Eng rose and gave a long speech, wherein be waved his arms and cried and boasted, so that the people, fearing, granted him a rocket car. Smiling, Eng invited the neighbors living one mile about him to sign the paper which said they could drive the car. They did, and there was much laughter and teasing, and many took turns driving...
Days were forgotten. Then someone struck a stray cow and broke the rocket. Eng assembled his neighbors, and each contributed to the price for repair. Another one stole part of the car for himself and did not tell Eng. Finding it gone, Eng became angry and beat his head. He began to punish those who misused the car by using it more himself. Then he used it when he was not punishing. People wondered, but said nothing, for Eng could do no wrong. But soon Eng had the rocket most of the time, and he frowned when any neighbor asked...
John C. Melvin (Eng...
SCIENCE Mathematics A366 Biology D 216 Chemistry B 201 Chemistry 2 193 Physics C 181 Mathematics 2 174 Chemistry A 153 Geology 1 147 Physics B 128 Geography 1 93 Eng. Science 1a 84 Anthropology 1a 81 LANGUAGES English A 549 French E 357 German A 267 English A-1 202 English 52a 170 English 30a 157 German E 143 French C 141 English 7 135 English 1 134 Spanish 1 93 Latin B 68 OTHER FIELDS Fine Arts 1e 266 Psychology A 249 Music 1 204 Comp. Lit. 35a 195 Philosophy A 167 Philosophy C 110 Military...