The child
- Hello boy!
- First, my name is Babilim.
- But who are you and where
are you going?
- I' m following Aniere on her journey.Look!
I can tell you the story of the mutant butterfly.
- Child, you already told us this story when you were
hiding behind your tree.
- Once again! I want to tell it again! If
you, you don't want to hear me, I'll tell them your secret and that's that!
- I've told my secret to nobody. How could you know it?
- From the center. I can see straight to the heart of
things.
- Bab, you're playing on words.
- No I'm checking on evils. I learned that when I was a scribe. I learned how
not to be afraid of Xtras.
- At your age, one does not know
yet what Xtras are!
- But I know it. Xtras are those who gobble up the world
while letting the others croak. And that's that! It's just simply that!
- Well, if you know that, you should not tell my secret!
- Madam Aniere, the secret should be known in order to
get rid of evils.
- Yes, I know. We need to be helped by good men.
- But who are they?
- Good men are those who are exploited because they are
too nice. It must be stopped. They are the ones will get the novel known by
sending the message to others.
- Madam Aniere, there are times when
you should dress yourself as a female and not as a donkey
driver!
- No. I believe that celebrity and the accumulation of
good is bad, others get green with envy! You know, Xtras have sometimes a great
intelligence and they need to make it shine. They have to learn how to use it
for important things. Light
is immovable in things. The day when Xtras will let light penetrate in, the
game of humanity will be won.
- How can we do that?
- Little Bab, to let light be penetrated into oneself, it 's very simple. Only
one question should be raised , "Do I harm others
while doing such or such actions? " If the answer is yes, you shouldn't
do anything before thinking it over a second time. If you take your time, you'll
find a better solution. If the answer is no, I'm not harming anyone then you
can be active.
- Does that mean we need to
be nice to everyone?
- No. It's not what I said. One cannot stop evil while being too nice.. One
should think about it before using even the least violent solution.
Many men are Xtras through idleness but from the bottom of their hearts, it
is beautiful, good and right.
- three Bs? Like the gusher of the spring? Yes, I
remember that well. But Madam Aniere, why not reveal your secret?
- I'll tell you something under the pledge of secrecy. I'm waiting for them
to respect me.
- Madam Aniere, can you draw me a man ?
- You're kidding! You know how to draw a man by yourself
at your age!
- I want the physical portrait of a man.
- Yes, you are right. We know the chemical portrait of a man, but not the physical
one. Let's meet the
physicist.
Find the philosopher to get the key to the travel journals!