Lab
Library
Journal
Shop
Sign in
to keep
Share image
1
163
Symzonia: Voyage of Discovery
·
Captain Adam Seaborn
93
In
the
centre,
on
a
large
convex
platform,
the
Best
Man
has
a
seat,
fixed
upon
a
pivot,
which
permits
him
to
turn
with
ease
to
every
part
of
the
Auditory.
Over
this
platform
an
orchestra
supported
on
pillars
accommodates
five
hundred
musicians,
whose
melody,
reverberated
by
the
vaulted
roof,
fills
this
tremendous
and
unbroken
space.
In
this
edifice
all
the
Worthies
assemble
once
a
day,
for
religious
services,
during
the
preparation
month.
The
exercises
are
always
commenced
with
music,
to
dispose
the
soul
to
heavenly
contemplation.
After
the
music,
they
all
kneel
and
pray
in
silence.
Speakers
designated
by
the
Best
Man
then
ascend
the
platform
by
turns
and
deliver
their
sentiments
on
subjects
worthy
the
attention
of
so
enlightened
and
devout
an
assembly.
The
whole
is
closed
with
music,
that
all
may
depart
in
harmony
of
thought
and
feeling.
Three
hours
are
thus
devoted
every
day
for
a
month,
that
the
hearts
and
minds
of
the
members
may
be
improved,
and
that
they
may
be
prepared
to
deliberate
upon
the
affairs
of
state
in
perfect
fellowship
and
good
will.
When
the
committee
of
the
Grand
Council,
or
the
ordinary
council
of
the
Best
Man,
meet
for
the
despatch
of
business,
they
take
their
seats
in
compact
order
upon
one
side
of
the
platform,
leaving
the
area
below
for
spectators;
and
as
the
most
important
matters
are
fully
discussed
in
conversation
during
the
preparation
month,
and
as
all
the
Worthies
have
good
sense
enough
to
know
that
their
own
happiness
will
be
most
certainly
promoted
by
a
faithful
and
pure
devotion
to
the
true
interests
of
their
fellow-men,
the
Best
Man
is
not
subjected
to
the
inconvenience
of
listening
for
six
hours
together
to
a
speech,
calculated
only
to
render
a
clear
subject
obscure
and
doubtful;
nor
is
he
who
offers
the
fruits
of
his
experience,
or
of
his
studies,
insulted
by
the
spectacle
of
an
audience
writing
letters,
reading
newspapers,
or
sealing
packets,
to
mark
their
contempt
for
his
opinions.
Marker
Marker
Fine marker
White-out
Fine white-out
Circle
Paint
Unmarker
Hand
Scalpel
Dice
Sieve
Purify
Undo
Redo
Start over
