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           Everyestablishment,concern,corporationorpersonengagedinproductionofanynaturewhatsoevershallhenceforthproducethesameamountofgoodsperyearasit,theyorheproducedduringtheBasicYear,nomoreandnoless.TheyeartobeknownastheBasicorYardstickYearistobetheyearendingonthedateofthisdirective.Overorunderproductionshallbefined,suchfinestobedeterminedbytheUnificationBoard.

           "PointSix.Everypersonofanyage,sex,classorincome,shallhenceforthspendthesameamountofmoneyonthepurchaseofgoodsperyearasheorshespentduringtheBasicYear,nomoreandnoless.

           Overorunderpurchasingshallbefined,suchfinestobedeterminedbytheUnificationBoard.

           "PointSeven.Allwages,prices,salaries,dividends,profits,interestratesandformsofincomeofanynaturewhatsoever,shallbefrozenattheirpresentfigures,asofthedateofthisdirective.

           "PointEight.Allcasesarisingfromandrulesnotspecificallyprovidedforinthisdirective,shallbesettledanddeterminedbytheUnificationBoard,whosedecisionswillbefinal."

           Therewas,evenwithinthefourmenwhohadlistened,aremnantofhumandignity,whichmadethemsitstillandfeelsickforthelengthofoneminute.

           JamesTaggartspokefirst.