Атлант расправил плечи
Miracle metal
"ThisisjustaroughdraftofDirectiveNumber10-289,"saidWesleyMouch,"whichGene,ClemandIhavedashedoffjusttogiveyouthegeneralidea.Wewanttohearyouropinions,suggestionsandsoforth—youbeingtherepresentativesoflabor,industry,transportationandtheprofessions."
FredKinnangotoffthewindowsillandsatdownonthearmofachair.OrrenBoylespitoutthebuttofhiscigar.JamesTaggartlookeddownathisownhands.Dr.Ferriswastheonlyonewhoseemedtobeatease.
"Inthenameofthegeneralwelfare,"readWesleyMouch,"toprotectthepeople’ssecurity,toachievefullequalityandtotalstability,itisdecreedforthedurationofthenationalemergencythat—
"PointOne.Allworkers,wageearnersandemployeesofanykindwhatsoevershallhenceforthbeattachedtotheirjobsandshallnotleavenorbedismissednorchangeemployment,underpenaltyofaterminjail.ThepenaltyshallbedeterminedbytheUnificationBoard,suchBoardtobeappointedbytheBureauofEconomicPlanningandNationalResources.Allpersonsreachingtheageoftwenty-oneshallreporttotheUnificationBoard,whichshallassignthemtowhere,initsopinion,theirserviceswillbestservetheinterestsofthenation.
"PointTwo.
