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Twissellsaid,"ForTime’ssake,think!Concentrateonthatnewsmagazine.You’reinthe20thandyou’reCooperwithhiseducationandbackground.Youtaughttheboy,Harlan.Youmoldedhisthinking.Nowwhatwouldhedo?Howwouldhegoaboutplacingsomethinginthemagazine;somethingwiththeexactwordinghewants?"
Harlan’seyeswidened."Anadvertisement!"
"What?"
"Anadvertisement.Apaidnoticewhichtheywouldbecompelledtoprintexactlyasrequested.CooperandIdiscussedthemoccasionally."
"Ah,yes.Theyhavethatsortofthinginthe186th,"saidTwissell.
"Notlikethe20th.The20thispeakinthatrespect.Theculturalmilieu--"
"Consideringtheadvertisementnow,"interposedTwissellhastily,"whatkindwoulditbe?"
"IwishIknew."
Twissellstaredatthelightedendofhiscigaretteasthoughseekinginspiration."Hecan’tsayanythingdirectly.Hecan’tsay:’Cooperofthe78th,strandedinthe20thandcallingEternity--’"
"Howcanyoubesure?"
"Impossible!Togivethe20thinformationweknowtheydidnothavewouldbeasdamagingtotheMallansohncircleaswouldwrongactiononourpart.We’restillhere,soinhiswholelifetimeinthecurrentRealityofthePrimitivehe’sdonenoharmofthatsort.
