Which town?

fundaments of such a code, but on what basis would one establish the indispensable organization capable of developing along with the growth of the city? For the Government would demand that all functions and responsibilities be defined and clearly distributed and attributed.

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Fastidious, persistent, thrifty and assiduous, O., with good-natured inquisitiveness, set out to establish good rapport with each protagonist of the drama, listening to each version – not in order to arbiter but to ensure the least painful and least costly transition – the transfer of all assets and properties and of their management.

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Yet, above or behind, the question remained: would She have wished, would She now wish such an alliance, such an association, such a relation, such a dependence? She had clearly stated = the evolutionary stakes elude the wills of human beings who are the playthings and instruments of larger forces… unless they be heroes and yogis of the future, united with the action of the new Consciousness.

Before withdrawing, She had confirmed each one’s place and role.

She knew well, to be sure, their differences.

Yet, had She said, the time had come for an act of faith.

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