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The Consolidator - or, Memoirs of Sundry Transactions from the World in the Moon by Daniel Defoe
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He had been but scurvily treated by them in his Troubles, and so
Universally abandon'd by the Crolians, that even the Solunarians
themselves insulted them on that Head, and laugh'd at them for
expecting any Body should venture for them again.----- But he
forgetting their unkindness, ask'd them what it was they desir'd of
him?

They told him, they had heard that he had reported he could put the
Crolians in a way to secure themselves from any possibility of being
insulted again by the Solunarians, and yet not disturb the publick
Tranquility, nor break the Laws; and they desir'd him, if he knew
such a Secret, he would communicate it to them, and they would be
sure to remember to forget him for it as long as he liv'd.

He frankly told them he had said so, and it was true, he could put
them in a way to do all this if they would follow his Directions.
What's that, says one of the most earnest Enquirers? ----- 'Tis
included in one Word, says he, UNITE.

This most significant Word, deeply and solidly reflected upon, put
them upon strange and various Conjectures, and many long Debates they
had with themselves about it; at last they came again to him, and
ask'd him what he mean't by it?

He told them he knew they were Strangers to the meaning of the thing,
and therefore if they would meet him the next Day he would come
prepar'd to explain himself; accordingly they meet, when instead of a
long Speech they expected from him what sort of Union he mean't, and
with who, he brings them a Thinking Press, or Cogitator, and setting
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