The word of a century

    His body shook with an excitement he perceived as revolt. The little facts that had brought him to his present situation no longer fiddled with each other and were now blatantly yelling in his mind. A clashing of thoughts at the root of his pain that was starting to show the dynamic enthusiasm of troops lining up for battle. Soon they would agree. Soon they would drive his body to action and soon the crowds would cascade under the knowledge still known to them as silence, and justice would flow in a rage of turmoil. Then he paused. And said: