The Complete Works of Mark Twain (Classic Reprint) ~ Paperback ~ Mark Twain )

The Complete Works of Mark Twain (Classic Reprint) ~ Paperback ~ Mark Twain )
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Excerpt from The Complete Works of Mark Twain (The Old Man and the Young Man had been conversing. The Old Man had asserted that the human being is merely a machine, and nothing more. The Young Man objected, and asked him to go into particulars and furnish his reasons lot his position.) Old Man. What are the materials of which a steam-engine is made? Young Man. Iron, steel, brass, white-metal, and so on. O. M. Where are these found?Y. M. In the rocks.O. M. In a pure state?Y. M. No - in ores.O. M. Are the metals suddenly deposited in the ores?Y. M. No - it is the patient work of countless ages.O. M. You could make the engine out of the rocks themselves?Y. M. Yes, a brittle one and not valuable. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.