It was not like the work of some
of earth's prehistoric men, who already knew fire and were merely
looking up fresh materials; it was a quest in which an idea, an idea
given in a vision, was the sole driving force. The most curious part
of the matter was that these people were mentally incapable of
conceiving that there was intelligence at work upon them from
another world, or even that there was another world.
"Ye saw the stars last night?" Corrus spoke to Dulnop. "Well,'tis
just such stars as shall awaken the seed of the flower. Ye shall
see!"
Both knew exactly what to look for: the brassy, regularly cut
crystals with the black stripings, such as has led countless men to
go through untold hardships in the belief that they had found gold.
In fact, iron pyrites is often called "fool gold," so deceptive is
its glitter.
Yet, it was just the thing for the purpose. Flint they already had,
large quantities of it; practically all their tools, such as axes
and knives, were made of it.
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