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           Fromthesameovaryandwithgametesofthesamemaletomanufactureasmanybatchesofidenticaltwinsaspossible–thatwasthebest(sadlyasecondbest)thattheycoulddo. Andeventhatwasdifficult. 

           "Forinnatureittakesthirtyyearsfortwohundredeggstoreachmaturity. Butourbusinessistostabilizethepopulationatthismoment,hereandnow. Dribblingouttwinsoveraquarterofacentury–whatwouldbetheuseofthat?" 

           Obviously,nouseatall. ButPodsnap’sTechniquehadimmenselyacceleratedtheprocessofripening. Theycouldmakesureofatleastahundredandfiftymatureeggswithintwoyears. Fertilizeandbokanovskify–inotherwords,multiplybyseventy-two–andyougetanaverageofnearlyeleventhousandbrothersandsistersinahundredandfiftybatchesofidenticaltwins,allwithintwoyearsofthesameage. 

           "Andinexceptionalcaseswecanmakeoneovaryyieldusoverfifteenthousandadultindividuals." 

           Beckoningtoafair-haired,ruddyyoungmanwhohappenedtobepassingatthemoment. "Mr.Foster,"hecalled. Theruddyyoungmanapproached. "Canyoutellustherecordforasingleovary,Mr.Foster?" 

           "SixteenthousandandtwelveinthisCentre,"Mr.Fosterrepliedwithouthesitation. Hespokeveryquickly,hadavivaciousblueeye,andtookanevidentpleasureinquotingfigures. "Sixteenthousandandtwelve;inonehundredandeighty-ninebatchesofidenticals. Butofcoursethey’vedonemuchbetter,"herattledon,"insomeofthetropicalCentres.