"I want to know what's happening," he began. "My hopper has stopped working, my defrosters were dimming. They blame me...." A young man, strong, with alert eyes, stepped forward. "You are right about that other valley," he said. "I have been in it myself. I don't want that to happen here. I want to learn." "I do too!" shrilled one of the teenagers. "I sneaked into a learning house, too, but I couldn't understand." The others gave their reasons, all varied, but with the same intent: they wanted to learn. Sometimes how to repair an individual object, others longed for general knowledge. But they were willing to face the rest of the valley with him to get it. Henry took a deep, happy breath. There would be others. Slowly but surely the group would grow. "Come in," he said. "Rest and eat. Then we'll start making plans." End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of The Valley of the Masters, by Charles Minor Blackford