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           Ithinkit’sbecomingmoreamatterofsheerneuroticnecessitytooutthinkhumans.That’sadangerouslyunhealthysituation.Peter,haveyoudonewhatIasked?HaveyouworkedouttheinstabilityfactorsofthemodifiedNS-2alongthelinesIwant?"

           "It’sinprogress,"saidthemathematician,withoutinterest.

           Shestaredathimangrilyforamoment,thenturnedtoKallner."Nester10isdecidedlyawareofwhatwe’redoing,general.Hehadnoreasontojumpforthebaitinthisexperiment,especiallyafterthefirsttime,whenhemusthaveseenthattherewasnorealdangertooursubject.Theotherscouldn’thelpit;buthewasdeliberatelyfalsifyingareaction."

           "Whatdoyouthinkweoughttodonow,then,Dr.Calvin?"

           "Makeitimpossibleforhimtofakeanactionthenexttime.Wewillrepeattheexperiment,butwithanaddition.High-tensioncables,capableofelectrocutingtheNestormodelswillbeplacedbetweensubjectandrobot–enoughofthemtoavoidthepossibilityofjumpingover–andtherobotwillbemadeperfectlyawareinadvancethattouchingthecableswillmeandeath."

           "Holdon,"spatoutBogertwithsuddenviciousness."Irulethatout.WearenotelectrocutingtwomilliondollarsworthofrobotstolocateNestor10.Thereareotherways."

           "You’recertain?You’vefoundnone.Inanycase,it’snotaquestionofelectrocution.Wecanarrangearelaywhichwillbreakthecurrentattheinstantofapplicationofweight.Iftherobotshouldplacehisweightonit,hewon’tdie.Buthewon’tknowthat,yousee."