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tall ones, the short ones, the thin
ones and the very fat.
He looked up at them and spoke,
and this is what he said, “
O you life-
less lumps of metal and stone, you
who are made by human hands,
hands of flesh and bone! You are
no gods I swear, answer me now if
you dare!
”
And there was nothing but silence,
not even a tiny squeak.
“
How is it that you do not speak?”
Ibrahim mocked at them
, “How is it
that you do not hear? Why don’t you
eat? Why don’t you drink? There is
food and drink and every other tasty
treat here
.”
And as hard as he strained his tiny
ear, there was still simply nothing at
all to hear.
