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The Sleeper Awakes

CHAPTER XII
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"There are kineto-telephoto-graphs," he said.

"As you bow to the people here--all over the world myriads of myriads of people, packed and still in darkened halls, will see you also.

In black and white, of course--not like this.
And you will hear their shouts reinforcing the shouting in the hall.
"And there is an optical contrivance we shall use," said Ostrog, "used by some of the posturers and women dancers.

It may be novel to you.

You stand in a very bright light, and they see not you but a magnified image of you thrown on a screen--so that even the furtherest man in the remotest gallery can, if he chooses, count your eyelashes." Graham clutched desperately at one of the questions in his mind.


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