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           "No,MissTaggart,Ihavenotgivenupmedicine,"saidDr.Hendricks,inanswertoherquestion."Ihavespentthelastsixyearsonresearch.Ihavediscoveredamethodtoprotectthebloodvesselsofthebrainfromthatfatalrupturewhichisknownasabrainstroke.Itwillremovefromhumanexistencetheterriblethreatofsuddenparalysis.

           ...No,notawordofmymethodwillbeheardoutside."

           "Thelaw,MissTaggart?"saidJudgeNarragansett."Whatlaw?Ididnotgiveitup—ithasceasedtoexist.ButIamstillworkingintheprofessionIhadchosen,whichwasthatofservingthecauseofjustice.

           ...No,justicehasnotceasedtoexist.Howcouldit?Itispossibleformentoabandontheirsightofit,andthenitisjusticethatdestroysthem.Butitisnotpossibleforjusticetogooutofexistence,becauseoneisanattributeoftheother,becausejusticeistheactofacknowledgingthatwhichexists...Yes,Iamcontinuinginmyprofession.Iamwritingatreatiseonthephilosophyoflaw,Ishalldemonstratethathumanity’sdarkestevil,themostdestructivehorrormachineamongallthedevicesofmen,isnon-objectivelaw...No,MissTaggart,mytreatisewillnotbepublishedoutside."

           "Mybusiness,MissTaggart?"saidMidasMulligan."Mybusinessisbloodtransfusion—andI’mstilldoingit.Myjobistofeedalife-fuelintotheplantsthatarecapableofgrowing.ButaskDr.