Chapter14
-thelittleprincevisitsthelamplighterThefifthplanetwasverystrange.Itwasthesmallestofall.Therewasjustenoughroomonitforastreetlampandalamplighter.Thelittleprincewasnotabletoreachanyexplanationoftheuseofastreetlampandalamplighter,somewhereintheheavens,onaplanetwhichhadnopeople,andnotonehouse.Buthesaidtohimself,nevertheless:"Itmaywellbethatthismanisabsurd.Butheisnotsoabsurdastheking,theconceitedman,thebusinessman,andthetippler.Foratleasthisworkhassomemeaning.Whenhelightshisstreetlamp,itisasifhebroughtonemorestartolife,oroneflower.Whenheputsouthislamp,hesendstheflower,orthestar,tosleep.Thatisabeautifuloccupation.Andsinceitisbeautiful,itistrulyuseful."Whenhearrivedontheplanetherespectfullysalutedthelamplighter."Goodmorning.Whyhaveyoujustputoutyourlamp?""Thosearetheorders,"repliedthelamplighter."Goodmorning.""Whataretheorders?""TheordersarethatIputoutmylamp.Goodevening."Andhelightedhislampagain."Butwhyhaveyoujustlighteditagain?""Thosearetheorders,"repliedthelamplighter."Idonotunderstand,"saidthelittleprince."Thereisnothingtounderstand,"saidthelamplighter."Ordersareorders.Goodmorning."Andheputouthislamp.Thenhemoppedhisforeheadwithahandkerchiefdecoratedwithredsquares."Ifollowaterribleprofession.Intheolddaysitwasreasonable.Iputthelampoutinthemorning,andintheeveningIlighteditagain.Ihadtherestofthedayforrelaxationandtherestofthenightforsleep.""Andtheordershavebeenchangedsincethattime?""Theordershavenotbeenchanged,"saidthelamplighter."Thatisthetragedy!Fromyeartoyeartheplanethasturnedmorerapidlyandtheordershavenotbeenchanged!""Thenwhat?"askedthelittleprince."Then--theplanetnowmakesa
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