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           Wewon’thavetopourmoneydownthedraininuselessexperimentsjusttokeepupwithoverambitiouscompetitors."

           "Yes,"saidOrrenBoyle."Nobodyshouldbeallowedtowastemoneyonthenewuntileverybodyhasplentyoftheold.Closeallthosedamnresearchlaboratories—andthesooner,thebetter."

           "Yes,"saidWesleyMouch."We’llclosethem.Allofthem."

           "TheStateScienceInstitute,too?"askedFredKinnan.

           "Oh,no!"saidMouch."That’sdifferent.That’sgovernment.Besides,it’sanon-profitinstitution.Anditwillbesufficienttotakecareofallscientificprogress."

           "Quitesufficient,"saidDr.Ferris.

           "Andwhatwillbecomeofalltheengineers,professorsandsuch,whenyoucloseallthoselaboratories?"askedFredKinnan."Whataretheygoingtodoforaliving,withalltheotherjobsandbusinessesfrozen?"

           "Oh,"saidWesleyMouch.Hescratchedhishead.HeturnedtoMr.Weatherby."Doweputthemonrelief,Clem?"

           "No,"saidMr.Weatherby."Whatfor?There’snotenoughofthemtoraiseasquawk.Notenoughtomatter."

           "Isuppose,"saidMouch,turningtoDr.Ferris,"thatyou’llbeabletoabsorbsomeofthem,Floyd?"

           "Some,"saidDr.Ferrisslowly,asifrelishingeverysyllableofhisanswer."Thosewhoproveco-operative.