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-thelittleprincevisitsthelamplighter

Thefifthplanetwasverystrange.Itwasthesmallestofall.Therewasjust

enoughroomonitforastreetlampandalamplighter.Thelittleprincewasnotableto

reachanyexplanationoftheuseofastreetlampandalamplighter,somewhereinthe

heavens,onaplanetwhichhadnopeople,andnotonehouse.Buthesaidtohimself,

nevertheless:

Itmaywellhatthismanisabsurd.Butheisnotsoabsurdastheking,the

conceitedman,thebusinessman,andthetippler.Foratleasthisworkhassome

meaning.Whenhelightshisstreetlamp,itisasifhebroughtonemorestartolife,or

oneflower.Whenheputsouthislamp,hesendstheflower,orthestar,tosleep.That

isabeautifuloccupation.Andsinceitisbeautiful,itistrulyuseful.

Whenhearrivedontheplanetherespectfullysalutedthelamplighter.

Goodmorning.Whyhaveyoujustputoutyourlamp?

Thosearetheorders,repliedthelamplighter.Goodmorning.

Whataretheorders?

TheordersarethatIputoutmylamp.Goodevening.

Andhelightedhislampagain.

Butwhyhaveyoujustlighteditagain?

Thosearetheorders,repliedthelamplighter.

Idonotunderstand,saidthelittleprince.

Thereisnothingtounderstand,saidthelamplighter.Ordersareorders.Good

morning.

Andheputouthislamp.

Thenhemoppedhisforeheadwithahandkerchiefdecoratedwithredsquares.

Ifollowaterribleprofession.Intheolddaysitwasreasonable.Iputthelamp

outinthemorning,andintheeveningIlighteditagain.Ihadtherestofthedayfor

relaxationandtherestofthenightforsleep.

Andtheordershavebeenchangedsincethattime?

Theordershavenotbeenchanged,saidthelamplighter.Thatisthetragedy!

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