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[Chapter14]
thelittleprincevisitsthelamplighter
Thefifthplanetwasverystrange.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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