Which way
had he taken? For in the path he took they must surely go. Many
scanned the rock on every side, to find if haply he had left some
secret mark upon it. But they found none; or, rather, no one could
convince the others that the hidden marks he found were intended for
their guidance.
At nightfall, after much discussion, the old men in the council gave
their decision. The safe way led to the right. So he who kept the
Chart marked upon it the place of the rock, and he wrote upon the Chart
that the one true path leads to the right. Henceforth each man should
know the way he must go.
Moreover, those who bore the records showed that this decision was
justified. They wrote upon the Chart a long argument, chain upon chain
and reason upon reason, to prove that from the beginning it was decreed
that by this rock should the destiny of man be tested.
But in spite of argument, there were still some who chose the left-hand
path because they verily believed that this was the only right way.
They, too, justified their course by arguments, line upon line and
precept upon precept. And each band tried to make its following as
large as it could.
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