But how, in essence, from the unprejudiced viewpoint of a Martian, did Man differ from other earthly animals?  Would a race that could levitate (and God knows what else) be impressed by engineering?  And, if so, would the Aswan Dam, or a thousand miles of coral reef, win first prize?  Man's self-awareness?  Sheer local conceit; the upstate counties had not reported, for there was no way to prove that sperm whales or giant sequoias were not philosophers and poets far exceeding any human merit.