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           Butifyouhadsomewaytoreachhim,tolethimknowthatwe’rereadytogivein,toscrapourpolicies,todoanythinghetellsusto—"

           "IsaidIhaven’t."

           "Ifhe’donlyagreetoaconference,justaconference,itwouldn’tcommithimtoanything,wouldit?We’rewillingtoturnthewholeeconomyovertohim—ifhe’donlytelluswhen,where,how.Ifhe’dgiveussomewordorsign...ifhe’danswerus...Whydoesn’theanswer?"

           "You’veheardhisspeech."

           "Butwhatarewetodo?Wecan’tjustquitandleavethecountrywithoutanygovernmentatall.Ishuddertothinkwhatwouldhappen.

           Withthekindofsocialelementsnowontheloose—why,MissTaggart,it’sallIcandotokeeptheminlineorwe’dhaveplunderandbloodymurderinbroaddaylight.Idon’tknowwhat’sgotintopeople,buttheyjustdon’tseemtobecivilizedanymore.Wecan’tquitatatimelikethis.Wecanneitherquitnorrunthingsanylonger.Whatarewetodo,MissTaggart?"

           "Startdecontrolling."

           "Huh?"

           "Startliftingtaxesandremovingcontrols."

           "Oh,no,no,no!That’soutofthequestion!"

           "Outofwhosequestion?"

           "Imean,notatthistime,MissTaggart,notatthistime.Thecountryisn’treadyforit.