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soldiers�察�but we have no bowmen to defend us�察�such as yours。                   We defend 

ourselves。; 

     ;You go out and get killed by your enemies� ─�cried Jav incredulously。 

     ;Certainly�察─�replied Carthoris。         ;How do the Lotharians�拭─�

     ;You     have   seen�察─  �replied   the   other。   ;We     send   out   our   deathless 

archersdeathless        because     they    are   lifeless�察  �existing    only    in   the 

imaginations of our enemies。           It is really our giant minds that defend us�察�

sending out legions of imaginary warriors to materialize before the mind's 

eye of the foe。 

     ;They     see   themthey     see   their  bows    drawn     backthey     see  their 

slender   arrows   speed   with   unerring   precision   toward   their   hearts。      And 

they diekilled by the power of suggestion。; 

     ;But the archers that are slain�拭─�exclaimed Carthoris。 ;You call them 

deathless�察�and yet I saw their dead bodies piled high upon the battlefield。 

How may that be�拭─�

     ;It is but to lend reality to the scene�察─�replied Jav。 ;We picture many of 

our own defenders killed that the Torquasians may not guess that there are 

really no flesh and blood creatures opposing them。 

     ;Once that truth became implanted in their minds�察�it is the theory of 

many of us�察�no longer would they fall prey to the suggestion of the deadly 

arrows�察  �for   greater   would   be   the   suggestion   of   the   truth�察  �and   the   more 

powerful suggestion would prevailit is law。; 

     ;And     the   banths�拭─    �questioned     Carthoris。     ;They�察    �too�察  �were    but 

creatures of suggestion�拭─�

     ;Some of them were real�察─�replied Jav。             ;Those that accompanied the 

archers in pursuit of the Torquasians were unreal。               Like the archers�察�they 

never     returned�察   �but�察 �having    served    their   purpose�察   �vanished     with   the 

bowmen when the rout of the enemy was assured。 

     ;Those that remained about the field were real。               Those we loosed as 

scavengers   to   devour   the   bodies   of   the   dead   of   Torquas。   This   thing   is 

demanded by the realists among us。             I am a realist。 Tario is an etherealist。 

     ;The etherealists maintain that there is no such thing as matterthat all 



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is mind。     They say that none of us exists�察�except in the imagination of his 

fellows�察�other than as an intangible�察�invisible mentality。 

     ;According to Tario�察�it is but necessary that we all unite in imagining 

that   there   are   no   dead   Torquasians   beneath   our   walls�察  �and   there   will   be 

none�察�nor any need of scavenging banths。; 

     ;You�察�then�察�do not hold Tario's beliefs�拭─�asked Carthoris。 

     ;In part only�察─�replied the Lotharian。           ;I believe�察�in fact I know�察�that 

there are some truly ethereal creatures。 Tario is one�察�I am convinced。                  He 

has no existence except in the imaginations of his people。 

     ;Of course�察�it is the contention of all us realists that all etherealists are 

but figments of the imagination。 They contend that no food is necessary�察�

nor   do   they   eat�察  �but   any   one   of   the   most   rudimentary   intelligence   must 

realize that food is a necessity to creatures having actual existence。; 

     ;Yes�察─�agreed Carthoris�察 �not having eaten to´day I can readily agree 

with you。; 

     ;Ah�察  �pardon   me�察─  �exclaimed   Jav。      ;Pray   be   seated   and   satisfy   your 

hunger�察─�and with a wave of his hand he indicated a bountifully laden table 

that had not been there an instant before he spoke。              Of that Carthoris was 

positive�察  �for   he   had   searched   the   room   diligently   with   his   eyes   several 

times。 

     ;It is well�察─�continued Jav�察 �that you did not fall into the hands of an 

etherealist。    Then�察�indeed�察�would you have gone hungry。; 

     ;But�察─�exclaimed Carthoris�察 �this is not real foodit was not here an 

instant since�察�and real food does not materialize out of thin air。; 

     Jav looked hurt。 

     ;There is no real food or water in Lothar�察─�he said�察 �nor has there been 

for   countless    ages。   Upon      such   as  you   now   see   before    you   have   we 

existed since the dawn of history。          Upon such�察�then�察�may you exist。; 

     ;But I thought you were a realist�察─�exclaimed Carthoris。 

     ;Indeed�察─�cried Jav�察 �what more realistic than this bounteous feast�拭                �It 

is just here that we differ most from the etherealists。            They claim that it is 

unnecessary to imagine food�察�but we have found that for the maintenance 

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     ;The     food   that   one   eats  is  supposed     to   undergo     certain   chemical 

changes   during   the   process   of   digestion   and   assimilation�察  �the   result�察  �of 

course�察�being the rebuilding of wasted tissue。 

     ;Now   we   all   know   that   mind   is   all�察  �though   we   may   differ   in   the 

interpretation of its various manifestations。 Tario maintains that there is no 

such thing as substance�察�all being created from the substanceless matter of 

the brain。 

     ;We     realists�察 �however�察    �know     better。   We    know     that  mind    has   the 

power   to   maintain   substance   even   though   it   may   not   be   able   to   create 

substancethe latter is still   an open   question。          And   so we  know that   in 

order    to   maintain    our   physical    bodies    we   must    cause    all  our   organs 

properly to function。 

     ;This we accomplish by materializing food´thoughts�察�and by partaking 

of   the   food   thus   created。   We   chew�察  �we   swallow�察  �we   digest。       All   our 

organs   function   precisely   as   if   we   had   partaken   of   material   food。    And 

what is the result�拭�What must be the result�拭              �The chemical changes take 

place through both direct and indirect suggestion�察�and we live and thrive。; 

     Carthoris   eyed   the   food   before   him。      It   seemed   real   enough。      He 

lifted a morsel to his lips。        There was substance indeed。            And flavour as 

well。    Yes�察�even his palate was deceived。 

     Jav watched him�察�smiling�察�as he ate。 

     ;Is it not entirely satisfying�拭─�he asked。 

     ;I   must   admit   that   it   is�察─  �replied   Carthoris。 ;But   tell   me�察  �how   does 

Tario     live�察  �and    the   other    etherealists    who     maintain      that   food    is 

unnecessary�拭─�

     Jav scratched his head。 

     ;That is a  question we often   discuss�察─�he replied。  ;It is the strongest 

evidence  we  have   of the   non´existence  of   the  etherealists�察  �b
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