bring the child to his Temple, and Gray Fox
agreed.
31 When The Speaker announced him, the boy got down off his mother's
lap, went to the altar, and took out The Sacred Writings, laying them on the rail before him.
32 "Why," he asked, "do you ask me to teach you, when The Lords have
already taught you? Here is every great thing that has happened, every
great Judgment that has been made, all the Wisdom of The Lords is before you. What more can !tell you?
33 I am but a shadow of Their Glory, but a spark of Their Wisdom. Open
this, read it, and you shall have all that you need. For here is every
Word of Truth."
34 Now, a man rose. "Surely," he laughed, "you are young in years. When
you are older, you will realize that some of the things written there
could not happen, they are but legends.
35 How could a man shine so bright, that his clothes were scorched, and
his enemies blinded, but he was unharmed? How could a woman's breast
shine with a Light that bright? Surely, these things could not happen.
36 How could a tree withstand a tank, artillery rounds, and flame
throwers? It is just impossible! And how could The Lords remove bullets
from a man's body and heal his wounds? I am a Surgeon. I know better than that!"
37 The boy put his hand on The Book. "Oh, you who doubt!" he muttered,
"How sorrowful is your day! For Truth is put in your hands, yet you
deny it, saying 'I know better, this could not be.'
38 But I say to you, that it was. The Light that shone through these
people was The Glory of The Lords. As They were The Instruments, THEY
were not consumed. As these wires carry power to the light, and the
filament in the bulb glows but does not burn, So