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The Exploiters and the Exploited
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"Whynot?"
"Thesituationismuchtoocomplextoexplaininacasualdiscussion."
"ButifyoushouldfindthatReardenMetalis,infact,anextremelyvaluableproductwhich—"
"Thatisbesidethepoint."
"ThevalueofReardenMetalisbesidethepoint?"
"Thereareotherissuesinvolved,besidesquestionsoffact."
Sheasked,notquitebelievingthatshehadheardhimright,"Whatotherissuesisscienceconcernedwith,besidesquestionsoffact?"
Thebitterlinesofhismouthsharpenedintothesuggestionofasmile."MissTaggart,youdonotunderstandtheproblemsofscientists."
Shesaidslowly,asifshewereseeingitsuddenlyintimewithherwords,"IbelievethatyoudoknowwhatReardenMetalreallyis."
Heshrugged."Yes.Iknow.FromsuchinformationasI’veseen,itappearstobearemarkablething.Quiteabrilliantachievement—asfarastechnologyisconcerned."Hewaspacingimpatientlyacrosstheoffice."Infact,Ishouldlike,someday,toorderaspeciallaboratorymotorthatwouldstandjustsuchhightemperaturesasReardenMetalcantake.ItwouldbeveryvaluableinconnectionwithcertainphenomenaIshouldliketoobserve.Ihavefoundthatwhenparticlesareacceleratedtoaspeedapproachingthespeedoflight,they—"
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