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     ;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  �but   who   may 

know other than Komal�拭─�

     ;Who   is   Komal�拭─  �asked   Carthoris。         ;I   heard   your   jeddak   speak   of 

him。; 

     Jav bent low toward the ear of the Heliumite�察�looking fearfully about 

before he spoke。 



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     ;Komal is the essence�察─  �he whispered。            ;Even the etherealists   admit 

that mind itself must have substance in order to transmit to imaginings the 

appearance       of  substance。     For    if  there  really   was   no   such   thing   as 

substance      it  could  not   be  suggestedwhat       never   has   been   cannot    be 

imagined。      Do you follow me�拭─�

     ;I am groping�察─�replied Carthoris dryly。 

     ;So   the   essence   must   be   substance�察─  �continued   Jav。   ;Komal   is   the 

essence of the All�察�as it were。         He is maintained by substance。           He eats。 

He   eats   the   real。  To   be   explicit�察  �he   eats   the   realists。 That   is   Tario's 

work。 

     ;He   says   that   inasmuch   as   we   maintain   that   we   alone   are   real   we 

should�察�to be consistent�察�admit that we alone are proper food for Komal。 

Sometimes�察  �as   to´day�察  �we   find   other   food   for   him。  He   is   very   fond   of 

Torquasians。; 

     ;And Komal is a man�拭─�asked Carthoris。 

     ;He is All�察�I told you�察─�replied Jav。         ;I know not how to explain him 

in words that you will understand。           He is the beginning and the end。          All 

life emanates from Komal�察�since the substance which feeds the brain with 

imaginings radiates from the body of Komal。 

     ;Should Komal cease to eat�察�all life upon Barsoom would cease to be。 

He cannot die�察�but he might cease to eat�察�and�察�thus�察�to radiate。; 

     ;And     he   feeds   upon   the   men    and   women     of   your   belief�拭─  �cried 

Carthoris。 

     ;Women� ─�exclaimed Jav。            ;There are no women in Lothar。 The last 

of the Lotharian females perished ages since�察�upon that cruel and terrible 

journey across the muddy plains that fringed the half´dried seas�察�when the 

green hordes scourged us across the world to this our last hiding´place 

our impregnable fortress of Lothar。 

     ;Scarce twenty thousand men of all the countless millions of our race 

lived to reach Lothar。        Among us were no women and no children。                  All 

these had perished by the way。 

     ;As time went on�察�we�察�too�察�were dying and the race fast approaching 

extinction�察  �when   the   Great   Truth   was   revealed   to   us�察  �that   mind   is   all。 



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Many more died before we perfected our powers�察�but at last we were able 

to defy death when we fully understood that death was merely a state of 

mind。 

     ;Then came the creation of mind´people�察�or rather the materialization 

of imaginings。        We first put these to practical use when the Torquasians 

discovered our retreat�察�and fortunate for us it was that it required ages of 

search   upon   their   part   before   they   found   the   single   tiny   entrance   to   the 

valley of Lothar。 

     ;That day we threw our first bowmen against them。 The intention was 

purely to frighten them away by the vast numbers of bowmen which we 

could   muster   upon   our   walls。      All   Lothar   bristled   with   the   bows   and 

arrows of our ethereal host。 

     ;But    the   Torquasians     did   not   frighten。    They     are  lower    than   the 

beaststhey   know   no   fear。      They   rushed   upon   our   walls�察  �and   standing 

upon the shoulders of others they built human approaches to the wall tops�察�

and were on the very point of surging in upon us and overwhelming us。 

     ;Not an arrow had been discharged by our bowmenwe did but cause 

them to run to and fro along the wall top�察�screaming taunts and threats at 

the enemy。 

     ;Presently   I   thought   to   attempt   the   thingTHE   GREAT   THING。            I 

centred   all   my   mighty   intellect   upon   the   bowmen   of   my   own   creation 

each   of   us   produces   and   directs   as   many   bowmen   as   his   mentality   and 

imagination is capable of。 

     ;I   caused   them  to   fit   arrows   to   their   bows   for   the   first   time。   I   made 

them take aim at the hearts of the green men。 I made the green men see all 

this�察�and then I made them see the arrows fly�察�and I made them think that 

the points pierced their hearts。 

     ;It   was   all   that   was   necessary。 By  hundreds   they   toppled   from   our 

walls�察  �and   when   my   fellows   saw   what   I   had   done   they   were   quick   to 

follow my example�察�so that presently the hordes of Torquas had retreated 

beyond the range of our arrows。 

     ;We might have killed them at any distance�察�but one rule of war we 

have   maintained   from   the   firstthe   rule   of   realism。   We   do   nothing�察  �or 



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rather we cause our bowmen to do nothing within sight of the enemy that 

is beyond the understanding of the foe。             Otherwise they might guess the 

truth�察�and that would be the end of us。 

     ;But after the Torquasians had retreated beyond bowshot�察�they turned 

upon us with their terrible rifles�察�and by constant popping at us made life 

miserable within our walls。 

     ;So then I bethought the scheme to hurl our bowmen through the gates 

upon them。       You have seen this day how well it works。                For ages they 

have come down upon us at intervals�察�but always with the same results。; 

     ;And all this is due to your intellect�察�Jav�拭─�asked Carthoris。             ;I should 

think that you would be high in the councils of your people。; 

     ;I am�察─�replied Jav�察�proudly。        ;I am next to Tario。; 

     ;But why�察�then�察�your cringing manner of approaching the throne�拭─�

     ;Tario demands it。       He is jealous of me。       He only awaits the slightest 

excuse   to   feed   me   to   Komal。   He   fears   that   I   may   some   day   usurp   his 

power。; 

     Carthoris suddenly sprang from the table。 

     ;Jav� ─�he exclaimed。        ;I am a beast�      �Here I have been eating my fill�察�

while the Princess of Ptarth may perchance be still without food。                  Let us 

return and find some means of furnishing her with nourishment。; 

     The Lotharian shook his head。 

     ;Tario   would   not   permit   it�察─  �he   said。 ;He   will�察  �doubtless�察  �make   an 

etherealist of her。; 

     ;But I must go to her�察─�i
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