![]() makes sure the world remains, literally and figuratively, 'extinguished and quiet'. Lemony Snicket in Shouldn't You Be in School?, paraphrasing E. Our true home is the imagination, and our kingdom is the wide-open world. People like us always slip through the net. Right now we're called V.F.D., but all our schisms and arguments might cause us to disappear. We've had different names throughout history, but all the words that describe us are false, and all attempts to organize us fail. We're an invincible army, but not a victorious one. We represent the true human tradition, the one permanent victory over cruelty and chaos. ![]() Our members are found in all nations and classes, and all through the ages, and there is a secret understanding between us when we meet. Not an aristocracy of power, based on rank or wealth, but an aristocracy of the sensitive, the considerate, and the plucky. ![]()
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