So it was that the six had gathered in this cramped and stuffy chamber, under the assumed names that they had come to regard as their only important ones, to decide the where and when and how of the announcement they were going to make. Time to show the forces of destruction that they were a power to be reckoned with. Time for a demonstration on a scale sufficient to bring double, triple the usual number of doubters flocking to their banner. It was time at last for a major effort, for a spectacular display that would bring them the kind of universal recognition they had heretofore shunned but now demanded. It meant making a statement that could not be ignored, showing how far they were willing to go to support their beliefs. Making that transition meant announcing themselves to the Commonwealth at large. It was time to metamorphose from a cause into a movement. They could collapse in upon themselves, stagnate, or take the great leap forward. They were no longer preaching to the already converted. Higher visibility meant more scrutiny by the authorities, more difficulty in soliciting adherents.
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