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Chapter 3

           Heisanintelligentcreaturewiththegenesandancestryofaman,butheisnotaman.He’smoreaMartianthanaman.Untilwecamealonghehadneverlaideyesonahumanbeing.HethinkslikeaMartian,hefeelslikeaMartian.He’sbeenbroughtupbyaracewhichhasnothingincommonwithus.Why,theydon’tevenhavesex.Smithhasneverlaideyesonawoman-stillhasn’tifmyordershavebeencarriedout.He’samanbyancestry,aMartianbyenvironment.Now,ifyouwanttodrivehimcrazyandwastethat’treasuretroveofscientificinformation,’callinyourfat-headedprofessorsandletthembadgerhim.Don’tgivehimachancetogetwellandstrongandusedtothismadhouseplanet.Justgoaheadandsqueezehimlikeanorange.It’snoskinoffme;I’vedonemyjob!"

           TheensuingsilencewasbrokensmoothlybySecretaryGeneralDouglashimself."Andagoodjob,too,Captain.Youradvicewillbeweighed,andbeassuredthatwewillnotdoanythinghastily.Ifthisman,orman-Martian,Smith,needsafewdaystogetadjusted,I’msurethatsciencecanwait-sotakeiteasy,Pete.Let’stablethispartofthediscussion,gentlemen,andgetontoothermatters.CaptainvanTrompistired."

           "Onethingwon’twait,"saidtheMinisterforPublicInformation.

           "Eh,Jock?"

           "Ifwedon’tshowtheManfromMarsinthestereotanksprettyshortly,you’llhaveriotsonyourhands,Mr.Secretary."

           "Hmm-youexaggerate,Jock.Marsstuffinthenews,ofcourse.Medecoratingthecaptainandhisbravecrew-tomorrow,thathadbetterbe.

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