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The Dangers Of Humans

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be heard from every other window and doorway on both sides of the street, like the suffering pleas dominating the Valley of the Damned. A man scurried by heading home holding a dead dog he had found determined not to share it with anyone. Lawrence passed makeshift shelters of countless homeless who cluttered the streets in every direction. Tents and cardboard lean-tos filled every available vacant lot. A retarded hunchback devil was appointed to beat a gong to mark every passing hour that brought them closer to their full consummation. He would turn the hourglass; then returned to sit down, waiting with a mallet in hand, laughing until he choked. Crowds sat in their excrement and were covered with insects and open sores. Demons hung …show more content…

Come late afternoon, a car pulled into the driveway. As Lawrence approached, he saw the jet-black hair and eyes that comforted him in dreams. Diane came from the car to face him. When he put his arms out to her, she stopped and pulled away. "Diane, I want you to come with me. I want you to marry me and live in Jerusalem where you will be safe." "Marry you! Are you crazy? What are you doing here anyway? Wouldn't you be happier destroying a nation of people in the name of holiness? Look at what you have done to this country. Look at what you have done to this city. Half the people are dead, and the other half wish they were dead, and you want me to marry you. I think you are crazy! Plain crazy!" She started for the door. "I thought you understood why the world must be chastised?" "I understand all right. I understand too well. I am sorry I ever had anything to do with you." "I know you don't mean that. I know you are wrought over the world. Don't look at the world's plight. They have reaped what they have sown. Think of Utopia and the glory soon to come." "I am sick and tired of thinking about Utopia. That is all I ever hear about these days. How could you do this to people? Now you want me to come and join you?" "It's for a little longer. Then everything will be made right," Lawrence said, trying to explain. "I see, and we could act as if all this never happened and go on to be happy and delighted." "We have been through this time and time again. Didn't I

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