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           "Whatabouttherest?"askedFredKinnan.

           "They’llhavetowaittilltheUnificationBoardfindssomeuseforthem,"saidWesleyMouch.

           "Whatwilltheyeatwhilethey’rewaiting?"

           Mouchshrugged."There’sgottobesomevictimsintimesofnationalemergency.Itcan’tbehelped."

           "Wehavetherighttodoit!"criedTaggartsuddenly,indefiancetothestillnessoftheroom."Weneedit.Weneedit,don’twe?"Therewasnoanswer."Wehavetherighttoprotectourlivelihood!"Nobodyopposedhim,buthewentonwithashrill,pleadinginsistence."We’llbesafeforthefirsttimeincenturies.Everybodywillknowhisplaceandjob,andeverybodyelse’splaceandjob—andwewon’tbeatthemercyofeverystraycrankwithanewidea.Nobodywillpushusoutofbusinessorstealourmarketsorundersellusormakeusobsolete.

           Nobodywillcometousofferingsomedamnnewgadgetandputtingusonthespottodecidewhetherwe’llloseourshirtifwebuyit,orwhetherwe’llloseourshirtifwedon’tbutsomebodyelsedoes!Wewon’thavetodecide.Nobodywillbepermittedtodecideanything.

           Itwillbedecidedonceandforall."Hisglancemovedpleadinglyfromfacetoface.