In a separate peace if you broke the rules then they broke you what did gene mean

The young men of the summer session shouldn't hop from the tree; it was against the advised rules. Gene assumed that the sad event with Phineas was their installment for disrupting the rules. Gene's closest companion and roommate was Phineas who is enchanting, daring, dropped out of tree and broke his leg.

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the language of nature was a manifestation from god as he said "let there be light" and there was light the world began to assume visible, comprehensible form.

what ever we know now think of the old vision of creation we can be sure that with out the speaking of word -without language- we would have no science today with its striking power to illuminate the world.