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Chapter 21

           "No,thescientificandtechnicalreportsarealldeclassified,Ibelieve.But,Ben,theMoonwasaworthlesshunkofrockwhenwefirstgotit.Nowlookatit."

           "Touch,"Caxtonadmitted."IwishmygrandpappyhadboughtLunarEnterprisesinsteadofCanadianuranium.Idon’thaveJubal’sobjectionstobeingrich."Headded,"But,inanycase,Marsisalreadyinhabited."

           VanTromplookedunhappy."Yes.But-Stinky,youtellhim."

           Mahmoudsaid,"Ben,thereisplentyofroomonMarsforhumancolonization?and,sofarasIwaseverabletofindout,theMartianswouldnotinterfere.Theydidnotobjectwhenwetoldthemweintendedtoleaveacolonybehind.Nordidtheyseempleased.Noteveninterested.We’reflyingourflagandclaimingextraterritorialityrightnow.Butourstatusmaybemorelikethatofoneofthoseantcitiesunderglassonesometimesseesinschoolrooms.Iwasneverabletogrokit."

           Jubalnodded."Precisely.Myself,too.ThismorningIdidnothavetheslightestideaofthetruesituation?exceptthatIknewthatthegovernmentwasanxioustogetthoseso-calledLarkinrightsfromMike.BeyondthatIwasignorant.SoIassumedthatthegovernmentwasequallyignorantandwentboldlyahead.‘Audacity,alwaysaudacity’soundestprincipleofstrategy.InpracticingmedicineIlearnedthatwhenyouaremostatlossisthetimewhenyoumustappearconfident.InlawIhadlearnedthat,whenyourcaseseemshopeless,youmustimpressthejurywithyourrelaxedcertainty."

           Jubalgrinned.

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