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The Man who belonged on Earth
Areyougoingtoendangertheharmonyofyourcommunity,yourfellowshipwithyourneighbors,yourstanding,reputation,goodnameandfinancialsecurity—forthesakeofanillusion?Forthesakeofthemirageofthinkingthatyouthink?Areyougoingtorunrisksandcourtdisasters—ataprecarioustimelikeours—byopposingtheexistingsocialorderinthenameofthoseimaginarynotionsofyourswhichyoucallyourconvictions?Yousaythatyou’resureyou’reright?Nobodyisright,orevercanbe.Youfeelthattheworldaroundyouiswrong?Youhavenomeanstoknowit.Everythingiswronginhumaneyes—sowhyfightit?Don’targue.Accept.Adjustyourself.Obey."
ThebookwaswrittenbyDr.FloydFerrisandpublishedbytheStateScienceInstitute.
"Ihadnothingtodowithit!"saidDr.RobertStadler.Hestoodstillbythesideofhisdesk,withtheuncomfortablefeelingofhavingmissedsomebeatoftime,ofnotknowinghowlongtheprecedingmomenthadlasted.Hehadpronouncedthewordsaloud,inatoneofrancoroussarcasmdirectedatwhoeverhadmadehimsayit.
Heshrugged.Restingonthebeliefthatself-mockeryisanactofvirtue,theshrugwastheemotionalequivalentofthesentence:You’reRobertStadler,don’tactlikeahigh-schoolneurotic.Hesatdownathisdeskandpushedthebookasidewiththebackofhishand.
Dr.FloydFerrisarrivedhalfanhourlate.
