Конец вечности
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FeruquesaidtoVoy,"Listen,aslongasyou’rehere,whatinTimeamIgoingtodoabouttheanti-cancerserumrequests?We’renottheonlyCenturywithanti-cancer.Whydowegetalltheapplications?"
"AlltheotherCenturiesarejustascrowded.Youknowthat."
"Thenthey’vegottostopsendinginapplicationsaltogether."
"Howdowegoaboutmakingthem?"
"Easy.LettheAllwhenCouncilstopreceivingthem."
"IhavenopullwiththeAllwhenCouncil."
"Youhavepullwiththeoldman."
Harlanlistenedtotheconversationdully,withoutrealinterest.AtleastitservedtokeephismindoninconsequentialsandawayfromthechucklingSummator.The"oldman,"heknew,wouldbetheComputerinchargeoftheSection.
"I’vetalkedtotheoldman,"saidtheSociologist,"andhe’stalkedtotheCouncil."
"Nuts.He’sjustsentthrougharoutinetape-strip.Hehastofightforthis.It’samatterofbasicpolicy."
"TheAllwhenCouncilisn’tinthemoodthesedaystoconsiderchangesinbasicpolicy.Youknowtherumorsgoinground."
"Oh,sure.They’rebusyonabigdeal.Wheneverthere’sdodgingtodo,thewordgetsroundthatCouncil’sbusyonsomebigdeal."
(IfHarlancouldhavefoundtheheartforit,hewouldhavesmiledatthatpoint.)
Feruquebroodedafewmoments,andthenburstout,"Whatmostpeopledon’tunderstandisthatanti-cancerserumisn’tamatteroftreeseedlingsorfieldmotors.
