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8 The host answered: Thou mayest treasure a sound without signing every sentence that ever accompanied it.

9 They named the song and its makers, and did not copy words they had not arranged to use.

10 On another evening they sang new words written for their own gathering, without reporting that the old writers had secretly intended them.

11 Those who wished to listen were allowed to listen.

12 And when the final chord ended, no one’s membership had changed without their answer.

13 The Office found the minutes less triumphant and more accurate.

14 The pianist closed the lid, and the people carried several different things home.