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ing, and we must have positive and negative action, what do we really mean by perfection?” “Perfection, Adam, already exists in all things. The only imperfection is the ignorance of beings who should but do not see that all things already are, and that any future attainment can be made only by use of the materials on hand, by minds and hands that see the potential. “In our abject ignorance as primitives, we wallowed for centuries on pure instinct. That goes for your earth, for ours, and for all the countless others. One day someone was struck with an idea, and he and all his kind went that much further forward in The only progress because of it. “As long as we needed horses, there were millions of them, but when there is no longer need for them, horses shall disappear. “For centuries man wanted dogs that were fierce and barking for protection, but today man wants gentle dogs, pet dogs, and so the fierce breed is dying away from the face of the earth, like the horse. One day, when man has so evolved that he is self-sufficient, he will no longer need pets and then even the gentlest of dogs will disappear, as will other pets. Many animals which fit into the chronology of the periodic table of life are extinct, and others are gradually becoming extinct as time goes on. “At the same time, as animals disappear you will find that the number of humans increases and their intellect increases also. Thus, no life has really disappeared. It has merely sublimated into a more intelligent form. As man moves into the desert, the rattlesnakes disappear, as do the coyotes, jack rabbits and so on. One day these will have no place to exist on earth. Man will have occupied it all. “Mountains will be cut down so winds will bring more perfect and gentle weather conditions throughout the year. Automobiles and airplanes and rockets will disappear, and everything will become born of silicates or the abundant sands, put there purposely for your people, and moved about by magnetic propulsion such as you see in our ship Andromeda. These 158 SON OF THE SUN