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           "Wesaidwe’llmeetyourterms,anyterms.Wemeantit."

           "HaveyouheardmesayontheradiothatIhavenotermstobargainabout?Imeantit."

           "Oh,butlook,youmisunderstoodus!Youthoughtwe’dfightyou.Butwewon’t.We’renotthatrigid.We’rewillingtoconsideranyidea.Whydidn’tyouanswerourcallsandcometoaconference?"

           "WhyshouldI?"

           "Because...becausewewantedtospeaktoyouinthenameofthecountry."

           "Idon’trecognizeyourrighttospeakinthenameofthecountry."

           "Nowlookhere,I’mnotusedto...Well,okay,won’tyoujustgivemeahearing?Won’tyoulisten?"

           "I’mlistening."

           "Thecountryisinaterriblestate.Peoplearestarvingandgivingup,theeconomyisfallingtopieces,nobodyisproducinganylonger.Wedon’tknowwhattodoaboutit.Youdo.Youknowhowtomakethingswork.Okay,we’rereadytogivein.Wewantyoutotelluswhattodo."

           "Itoldyouwhattodo."

           "What?"

           "Getoutoftheway."

           "That’simpossible!That’sfantastic!That’soutofthequestion!"

           "Yousee?Itoldyouwehadnothingtodiscuss."

           "Now,wait!Wait!Don’tgotoextremes!There’salwaysamiddleground.Youcan’thaveeverything.Wearen’t...peoplearen’treadyforit.