It is a sin to write this.

It is a sin to think words no others think,

and to put them down upon a paper no others are to see.

It is base and evil.

Ian Rand, today on the Classic Tales podcast.

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And now, Anthem, Part 1 of 2 by Ian Rand. Chapter 1

It is a sin to write this.

It is a sin to think words no others think, and to put them down upon paper no others are to see. It is base and evil. It is as if we were

speaking alone to no ears but our own. And we know well that there is no transgression blacker

than to do or think alone. We have broken the laws.

The laws say that men may not write

unless the Council of Vocations bid them so.

May we be forgiven.

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