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           Whenwesay‘nonewproducts,’it’sgottomean‘nonewproducts.’"

           "Butthisisamatterofthespirit,"saidLawson;hisvoicehadatone,notofrationalrespect,butofsuperstitiousawe.

           "We’renotinterferingwithanybody’sspirit.Butwhenyouprintabookonpaper,itbecomesamaterialcommodity—andifwegrantanexceptiontoonecommodity,wewon’tbeabletoholdtheothersinlineandwewon’tbeabletomakeanythingstick."

           "Yes,that’strue.But—"

           "Don’tbeachump,Gene,"saidDr.Ferris."Youdon’twantsomerecalcitranthackstocomeoutwithtreatisesthatwillwreckourentireprogram,doyou?Ifyoubreathetheword‘censorship’now,they’llallscreambloodymurder.They’renotreadyforit—asyet.Butifyouleavethespiritaloneandmakeitasimplematerialissue—notamatterofideas,butjustamatterofpaper,inkandprintingpresses—youaccomplishyourpurposemuchmoresmoothly.You’llmakesurethatnothingdangerousgetsprintedorheard—andnobodyisgoingtofightoveramaterialissue."

           "Yes,but...butIdon’tthinkthewriterswilllikeit."

           "Areyousure?"askedWesleyMouch,withaglancethatwasalmostasmile,"Don’tforgetthatunderPointFive,thepublisherswillhavetopublishasmanybooksastheydidintheBasicYear.