The eyes of the traveler widened at his own audacity , and he said, “You know- I’m going to touch you and find out. “ The outcast drew Back against the wall and covered his eyes. The traveler stretched out his arms and touched the untouchable. After a time the outcast asked in a frightened voice, “ Did the mountain totter? Did the river dry up? Did the moon fall out of the sky?”
The traveler said in astonishment, “ Nothing at all happened.
Everything’s precisely as it was before.”