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           "IfyoukillColorado,whatistheregoingtobeleftforyourdamnlooterstosurviveon?"

           "Youhavealwaysbeenopposedtoeveryprogressivesocialmeasure.IseemtorememberthatyoupredicteddisasterwhenwepassedtheAnti-dog-eat-dogRule—butthedisasterhasnotcome."

           "BecauseIsavedyou,yourottenfools!Iwon’tbeabletosaveyouthistime!"Hehadshrugged,notlookingather."AndifIdon’t,whowill?"Hehadnotanswered.

           Itdidnotseemrealtoher,here,undertheground.Thinkingofithere,sheknewshecouldhavenopartinJim’sbattle.Therewasnoactionshecouldtakeagainstthemenofundefinedthought,ofunnamedmotives,ofunstatedpurposes,ofunspecifiedmorality.Therewasnothingshecouldsaytothem—nothingwouldbeheardoranswered.Whatweretheweapons,shethought,inarealmwherereasonwasnotaweaponanylonger?Itwasarealmshecouldnotenter.ShehadtoleaveittoJimandcountonhisself-interest.Dimly,shefeltthechillofathoughttellingherthatself-interestwasnotJim’smotive.

           Shelookedattheobjectbeforeher,aglasscasecontainingtheremnantofthemotor.Themanwhomadethemotor—shethoughtsuddenly,thethoughtcominglikeacryofdespair.Shefeltamoment’shelplesslongingtofindhim,toleanagainsthimandlethimtellherwhattodo.Amindlikehiswouldknowthewaytowinthisbattle.

           Shelookedaroundher.