as still scanty and undiversified. Yet the island was inhabited. A small native group had taken possession of it, and were living by fishing around its coasts. Many varieties of plants and trees they themselves had brought over from their original home and established on the island.
I did not hear about these original inhabitants till much later, when I visited the island. âThey were simple and attractive creatures,â said Anze Kopitar Pelipaita John, âbut, of course, we could not allow them to interfere with our plans. It might have been possible to obliterate from their minds every recollection of the island and of ourselves, and Kanadanhanhi Freestyle Liivi Suomi then to transport them. But though I had learned much from Langatse, our technique of oblivifaction was Moncler Tulsa Suomi still Moncler Berriat Jakke unreliable. Moreover, where could we have deposited the natives without rousing protests, and curiosity? We might have kept them alive on the island, Dam Moncler Stövlar Sverige as domestic animals, but this would have wrecked our plans. It would also have undermined Parajumpers Naiset Denali Suomi the natives spiritually. So we decided to destroy them. One bit of hypnotic technique (or magic, if you like) I felt sure I could now perform successfully on normal minds in which there were strong religious convictions. This we decided to use. The natives had welcomed us to their island and arranged a feast for us. After the feast there were ritual dances and religious rites. When the excitement was at a climax I made Lo dance for them. And when she had done, I said to them, in their own language, that we were gods, that we needed their island, that they must therefore make a great funeral pyre for themselves, mount it together, lie down together, and gladly die. This they did, most gladly, men, women and children. When Moncler Hatt they had all died we set fire to the faggots and their bodies were burnt.â
I cannot defend this act. But I may point out that, had the invaders been members of the normal species, they would probably have baptised the natives, given them prayer books and European clothes, rum and all the diseases of the White Man. They would also have |
