bear it with joy and happiness. No man shall know
that Hour but one. For in that day they will say to him, "Why have you
offended me? Why will you not take me with you?" And he shall tell
them, "That Place I am going, it is not yet time for you to enter. But when The Hour comes, I will come for you, and take you
there."
30 The Young Speaker had just finished talking, turned around and
started to leave the podium as the crowd cheered. As Bullet came to his
side, The Young Speaker touched his shoulder. "That which you know," he
whispered, "do not speak of. It is not for others to know."
31 Bullet looked at him and nodded. When they returned to their hotel,
there was a Messenger waiting. He handed The Young Speaker a note and
departed. The Young Speaker took the note and read it. "We've all been
invited to a party," he announced, "in my honor, at The City Speaker's
residence. I suppose it would be rude of us not to accept."
32 "You're not serious!" sighed Bullet.
33 "I'm ALWAYS serious!" said The Young Speaker. "Gather the women. Let
us go."
34 Within an hour they entered The City Speaker's lavish apartment that
took up the two top floors of one of the city's tallest buildings. As they entered the party was
already in full swing. Couples were dancing on the large dance floor to
a rather lively group. "Well," commented one of the men, "I'm
surprised. There's some really nice looking women here."
35 The Young Speaker looked at him and laughed. "Except for our women,
there are no women here. Those are all men. Look at their auras. Some
of them have had operations to make them like women, but they are still men. Some of them haven't even had