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The Moratorium on Brains
Hehadnofamily,nofriends,notiestoanylivingbeingintheworld.Whatevercapacityfordevotionhehadpossessed,thecapacitywhichothersscatteramongmanyrandomconcerns,hehadgivenitwholetothepersonofhisyoungbrother—thebrother,hisjuniorbytwenty-fiveyears,whomhehadbroughtup.Hehadsenthimthroughatechnologicalcollege,andhehadknown,ashadalltheteachers,thattheboyhadthemarkofgeniusontheforeheadofhisgrim,youngface.Withthesamesingle-trackeddevotionashisbrother’s,theboyhadcaredfornothingbuthisstudies,notforsportsorpartiesorgirls,onlyforthevisionofthethingshewasgoingtocreateasaninventor.Hehadgraduatedfromcollegeandhadgone,onasalaryunusualforhisage,intotheresearchlaboratoryofagreatelectricalconcerninMassachusetts.
ThiswasnowMay28,thoughtthetrainmaster.ItwasonMay1thatDirective10-289hadbeenissued.ItwasontheeveningofMay1thathehadbeeninformedthathisbrotherhadcommittedsuicide.
Thetrainmasterhadhearditsaidthatthedirectivewasnecessarytosavethecountry.Hecouldnotknowwhetherthiswastrueornot;hehadnowayofknowingwhatwasnecessarytosaveacountry.Butdrivenbysomefeelingwhichhecouldnotexpress,hehadwalkedintotheofficeoftheeditorofthelocalnewspaperanddemandedthattheypublishthestoryofhisbrother’sdeath."Peoplehavetoknowit,"hadbeenallhecouldgiveashisreason.
