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Liar!
"I’llsayIwasalone-Igotthescareofmylife.RB-34hadjustbeentakenofftheassemblytableandtheysenthimdowntome.Obermannwasoffsomewheres,soItookhimdowntothetestingroomsmyself-atleastIstartedtotakehimdown."Ashepaused,andatinysmiletuggedathislips,"Say,didanyofyouevercarryonathoughtconversationwithoutknowingit?"
Noonebotheredtoanswer,andhecontinued,"Youdon’trealizeitatfirst,youknow.Hejustspoketome–aslogicallyandsensiblyasyoucanimagine–anditwasonlywhenIwasmostofthewaydowntothetestingroomsthatIrealizedthatIhadn’tsaidanything.Sure,Ithoughtlots,butthatisn’tthesamething,isit?IlockedthatthingupandranforLanning.Havingitwalkingbesideme,calmlypeeringintomythoughtsandpickingandchoosingamongthemgavemethewillies."
"Iimagineitwould,"saidSusanCalvinthoughtfully.HereyesfixedthemselvesuponAsheinanoddlyintentmanner."Wearesoaccustomedtoconsideringourownthoughtsprivate."
Lanningbrokeinimpatiently,"Thenonlythefourofusknow.Allright!We’vegottogoaboutthissystematically.Ashe,Iwantyoutocheckovertheassemblylinefrombeginningtoend-everything.You’retoeliminatealloperationsinwhichtherewasnopossiblechanceofanerror,andlistallthosewheretherewere,togetherwithitsnatureandpossiblemagnitude."
"Tallorder,"gruntedAshe.
