Конец вечности
Life-Plotter
Everyonesays,Whythatone?Maybetheguyswedidn’ttreatarebettercharacters,maybethey’rerosy-cheekedphilanthropistsbelovedbyall,whiletheonemanwecurekickshisagedmotherallaroundtheblockwheneverhecansparethetimefrombeatinghiskids.Theydon’tknowaboutRealityChangesandwecan’ttellthem.
"We’rejustmakingtroubleforourselves,Voy,unlesstheAllwhenCouncildecidestoscreenallapplicationsandapproveonlythosewhichresultinadesirableRealityChange.That’sall.Eithercuringthemdoessomegoodforhumanity,orelseit’sout.Nevermindthisbusinessofsaying:’Well,itdoesnoharm.’"
TheSociologisthadbeenlisteningwithalookofmildpainonhisface,andnowhesaid,"Ifitwereyouwithcancer..."
"That’sastupidremark,Voy.Isthatwhatwebasedecisionson?Inthatcasethere’dneverbeaRealityChange.Somepoorsuckeralwaysgetsitintheneck,doesn’the?Supposeyouwerethatsucker,hey?
"Andanotherthing.JustrememberthateverytimewemakeaRealityChangeit’shardertofindagoodnextone.Everyphysioyear,thechancethatarandomChangeislikelytobefortheworseincreases.Thatmeanstheproportionofguyswecancuregetssmalleranyway.It’salwaysgoingtogetsmaller.Someday,we’llbeabletocureonlyoneguyaphysioyear,evencountingtheneutralcases.Rememberthat."
Harlanlosteventhefaintestinterest.Thiswasthetypeofgripingthatwentwiththebusiness.
