3:22<\/p>\n
As he stared at the dials and gauges, he took a moment to wonder why he did this job. It was ironic, at least to him, that the operator was generally more exalted a person even though the operator had no idea what the machine did or how it worked.<\/p>\n
Years of study and many more years of practice had brought him to a place where he was beneath notice yet still crucial to the smooth functioning of the entire system. But did anyone know his name? Did anyone praise his expertise and admire his role? Did anyone even know what he contributed to all this?<\/p>\n
No.<\/p>\n
It was the clothes, he had decided long ago. Without the trappings, the worth was negligible. Without the velvet robes, brocade or embroidered overcoats, how could anyone be expected to take him seriously? Without the fine leather shoes, handmade hat or jewel-encrusted belt, why should anyone even notice him, machine or no machine?<\/p>\n
Why indeed. Thus it had been his passion for the last few years to invest everything in the art of clothing. His portfolio had grown slowly, in sporadic leaps as he hesitantly learned the mode of couture. And soon it would be time. Soon they would see the man and not the machine. Soon he would stand as a member of the society and not cower beneath it as its slave. Soon his designs would break him free of the machinery.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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