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           Icannevertellwhatsimplequestionorremarkwilljust...pushhimover...andthen-Well,andthenwe’llhaveonourhandsacompletelyuselessBrain.Doyouwanttofacethat?"

           "Well,itcan’tbreaktheFirstLaw."

           "Iwouldhavethoughtso,but-"

           "You’renotevensureofthat?"Lanningwasprofoundlyshocked.

           "Oh,Ican’tbesureofanything,Alfred-"

           Thealarmsystemraiseditsfearfulclangorwithahorrifyingsuddenness.Lanningclickedoncommunicationswithanalmostparalyticspasm.Thebreathlesswordsfrozehim.

           Hesaid,"Susan...youheardthat...theship’sgone.Isentthosetwofieldmeninsidehalfanhourago.You’llhavetoseeTheBrainagain."

           SusanCalvinsaidwithenforcedcalm,"Brain,whathappenedtotheship?"

           TheBrainsaidhappily,"TheshipIbuilt,MissSusan?"

           "That’sright.Whathashappenedtoit?"

           "Why,nothingatall.Thetwomenthatweresupposedtotestitwereinside,andwewereallset.SoIsentitoff."

           "Oh-Well,that’snice."Thepsychologistfeltsomedifficultyinbreathing."Doyouthinkthey’llbeallright?"

           "Rightasanything,MissSusan.I’vetakencareofitall.It’sabee-yootifulship."

           "Yes,Brain,itisbeautiful,butyouthinktheyhaveenoughfood,don’tyou?They’llbecomfortable?"

           "Plentyoffood."

           "Thisbusinessmightbeashocktothem,Brain.Unexpected,youknow."

           TheBraintosseditoff,"They’llbeallright.Itoughttobeinterestingforthem."

           "Interesting?How?"

           "Justinteresting,"saidTheBrain,slyly.