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Inthecontrolroom,ayoungintellectualofChickMorrison’sstaffstoodreadytocutthebroadcastofftheairincaseoftrouble,buthesawnopoliticalsignificanceinthespeechhewashearing,noelementhecouldconstrueasdangeroustohismasters.Hewasaccustomedtohearingspeechesextortedbyunknownpressurefromunwillingvictims,andheconcludedthatthiswasthecaseofareactionaryforcedtoconfessascandalandthat,therefore,thespeechhad,perhaps,somepoliticalvalue;besides,hewascurioustohearit.
"Iamproudthathehadchosenmetogivehimpleasureandthatitwashewhohadbeenmychoice.Itwasnot—asitisformostofyou—anactofcasualindulgenceandmutualcontempt.Itwastheultimateformofouradmirationforeachother,withfullknowledgeofthevaluesbywhichwemadeourchoice.Wearethosewhodonotdisconnectthevaluesoftheirmindsfromtheactionsoftheirbodies,thosewhodonotleavetheirvaluestoemptydreams,butbringthemintoexistence,thosewhogivematerialformtothoughts,andrealitytovalues—thosewhomakesteel,railroadsandhappiness.
