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Chapter 35

           ItisHismine?yoursMike’s."

           Jubalheavedasigh."Stinky,theologyalwaysgivesmethepip.Where’sBecky?Can’tsheknockoffthisdictionaryworkandsayhellotoanoldfriend?I’veseenheronlyonceinthelasttwenty-oddyears;that’stoolong."

           "You’llseeher.Butshecan’tstopnow,she’sdictating.Letmeexplainthetechnique,sothatyouwon’tinsist.Uptonow,I’vebeenspendingpartofeachdayinrapportwithMikejustafewmomentsalthoughitfeelslikeaneight-hourday.ThenIwouldimmediatelydictateallthathehadpouredintomeontotape.Fromthosetapesseveralotherpeople,trainedinMartianphoneticsbutnotnecessarilyadvancedstudents,wouldmakelong-handphonetictranscriptions.ThenMaryamwouldtypethemout,usingaspecialtyperandthismastercopyMikeorIMikebychoice,buthistimeischokedwouldcorrectbyhand.

           "Butourschedulehasbeendisturbednow,andMikegroksthatheisgoingtosendMaryamandmeawaytosomeShangri-latofinishthejobor,morecorrectly,hehasgrokkedthatwewillgroksuchanecessity.SoMikeisgettingmonthsandyearsoftapecompletedinorderthatIcantakeitawayandunhurriedlybreakitintoaphoneticscriptthathumanscanlearntoread.Besidesthat,wehavestacksoftapesofMike’slecturesinMartianthatneedtobetranscribedintoprintwhenthedictionaryisfinished?lecturesthatweunderstoodatthetimewithhishelpbutlaterwillneedtobeprinted,withthedictionary.

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