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  roupisagainstthewar.Butthewargoeson.IwassenttoClevelandtotalktotheengiheengineersweremeetinginCleveland.Iposedtopersuadethemnottodowhattheyaregoingtodo.ItookUniteds4:45fromLaGuardiaarrivinginClevelandat6:13.Clevelandisdarkblueatthathour.Iwentdirectlytothemotel,wheretheengineersweremeeting.HundredsofengiteheClevelaing.Ino?ticedmanyfracturesamongtheengineers,ban?dages,tra.Inoticedearedtobefrac?tureofthecarpalscaphoidinsixexamples.Inotiumerousfracturesofthehumeralshaft,oftheoscalcis,ofthepelvicgirdle.Inoticedahighinceofclay-shovellersfracture.Icouldnotatforthesefractures.Theengineersweremakingcalculations,takingmeasurements,sketgontheblackboard,drinkihrowingbread,buttonholingemployers,hurlingglassesintothefireplace.Theywerefriendly.

  Theywerefriendly.Theywerefullofloveandinformation.Thechiefengineerworeshades.Pa?tellainMonkstra,clamshellfracturebythelookofit.Hewasstandinginaslumofbeerbottlesandmicrophonecable."HavesomeofthischialaIsambardKingdomBruheGreatIngineer,"hesaid."Anddeclarewhoyouareandwhatwedoforyou.Whatisyourline,distinguishedguest?"

  "Software,"Isaid."Ineverysense.Iamhererepresentingasmallgroupofiedparties.Weareiedinyourthing,whichseemstobefuning.Inthemidstofsomuchdysfun,funisiing.Otherpeoplesthingsdoobew.TheStateDepartmentsthiseemtobew.TheU.N.sthiseemtobew.Thedemocraticleftsthiseemtobew.Buddhasthing--"

  "Askusanythingaboutourthing,whichseemstobew,"thechiefengineersaid."Wewillopenourheartsaoyou,SoftwareMan,becausewewanttobeuoodandlovedbythegreatlaypublidhaveourmarvelsappre?ciatedbythatpublic,forwhichwedailyunsungprodusofnewmarvelseachmorelife-en?hangtha.Askusanything.Doyouwanttoknowaboutevaporatedthin-filmmetal?lurgy?Monolithidhybridied-circuitprocesses?Thealgebraofinequalities?Optimiza?tiontheory?plexhigh-speedmiiniatureclosedandopenloopsystems?Fixedvariablemathematicalcostsearches?Epitaxialdepositionofsemi-duaterials?Grossinterfacedspacegropes?Wealsohavespecialistsinthecuckoo?flower,thedoctorfish,andthedumdumbulletastheserelatetoaspectsoftodaysexpandingteology,andtheydointhedamways."

  Ispoketohimthenaboutthewar.Isaidthesamethingspeoplealwayssaywhentheyspeakagainstthewar.Isaidthattherong.Isaidthatlargetriesshouldnotburndownsmalltries.Isaidthatthegoverhadmadeaseriesoferrors.Isaidthattheseerrorsoncesmallandfivablewerenowimmenseandunfivable.Isaidthatthegoverwasat?temptingtocealitsinalerrorsunderlayersofnewerrors.Isaidthatthegoverwassickwitherriddywithit.Isaidthattenthousandofoursoldiershadalreadybeenkilledinpursuitofthegoverserrors.Isaidthattensofthou?sandsoftheenemyssoldiersandcivilianshadbeenkilledbecauseofvariouserrors,oursandtheirs.Isaidthatweareresponsibleforerrorsmadeinourname.Isaidthatthegovershouldnotbeallowedtomakeadditionalerrors.

  "Yes,yes,"thechiefengineersaid,"thereisdoubtlessmuchtruthinwhatyousay,butossiblylosethewar,we?Andstoppingislos?ing,isntit?Thewarregardedasaprocess,stop?pingregardedasanabort?Wedontknowhowtoloseawar.Thatskillisnotamongourskills.Ourarraysmashestheirarray,thatiswhatweknow.Thatistheprocess.Thatiswhatis.

  "Butletsnothaveanymoreofthisdispiritingdowterproductivetalk.IhaveafewnewmarvelshereIdliketodiscusswithyoujustbriefly.Afewnewmarvelsthatarejustaboutreadytobegapedatbytheadmiringlayman.siderforinstaheareaofrealtimeonlineputer-trolledwishevaporation.Wishevaporationisgoingtobecrucialiingtherisingexpecta?tionsoftheworldspeoples,whichareasyouknowrisiirelytoofast."

  Inoticedthendistributedabouttheroomagreatmanytransversefracturesoftheulna."Thedevel?opmentofthepseudo-ruminantstomachforunder-developedpeoples,"hewenton,"isoneofouriingthingsyoushouldbeiedin.Withthepseudo-ruminantstomachtheychewcuds,thatistosay,eatgrass.Blueisthemostpopularcolorworldwideandforthatreasonwearework?ingwithcertainstrainsofyournativeKentuckyPoapratensis,orbluegrass,asthestapleinputforthep/rstomachcycle,whichwouldalsogiveashotioourbalance-of-paymentsthingdontyouknow..."Inoticedaboutmethenumberofmetatarsalfracturesinbanjosplints."Thekangarooinitiative...eighthuhou?sandharvestedlastyear...highestpertageofedibleproteinofanyherbivoreyetstudied..."

  "Havenewkangaroosbeenplanted?"

  Theengineerlookedatme.

  "Iintuityourhatredandjealousyofourthing,"hesaid."Theiualalwayshateourthingandspeakofitasanti-human,whiotatallameaningfulwaytospeakofourthing.Nothingmeicalisalientome,"hesaid(amberspotsmakingburstsoflightinhisshades),"becauseIamhuman,inasense,andifIthinkitup,thenitishumantoo,whateveritmaybe.Letmetellyou,SoftwareMan,wehavebeendamnedforbearingierofthislittlewaryoudeclareyourselftobeiedin.Funisthecry,andourthingisfuninglikecrazy.Therearethingswecoulddothatwehavenotdoepswecouldtakethatwehavenottakeepsare,regardediainlight,thelightofourenlightenedself-inter?est,quitejustifiablesteps.Wecould,ofcetirritated.Wecould,ofcourse,losepatience.

  "Wecould,ofcourse,releasethousandsuponthousandsofself-poweredcrawling-along-the-grouhsoftitaniumwireeighteenincheslongwithadiameterof.0005timetres(thatistosay,invisible)which,stinganenemy,climbuphistrandthemselvesaroundhisneck.Wehavedevelopedthose.Theyarewithinourcapabilities.Wecould,ofcourse,releaseinthearenaoftheupperairournewimprovedpufferfishtoxinwhichprecipitatesaycrisis.Nospe?cialteicalproblemsthere.Thatisalmostlaugh?ablyeasy.Wecould,ofcourse,placeuptotwomillionmaggotsintheirricewithiy-fourhours.Themaggotsareready,massedistagingareasinAlabama.Wehavehypodermicdartscapableofpiebaldingtheenemyspigmenta?tion.Wehaverots,blights,andrustscapableofattaghisalphabet.Thosearedandies.Wehaveahut-shrinkingchemicalwhietratesthefibresofthebamboo,causingit,thehut,tleitsocts.Thisoperatesonlyafter10P.M.,whenpeoplearesleeping.Then:mathematicsareatthemercyofasuppuratingsurdwehaveied.Wehaveafamilyoffishestraioattacktheirfishes.Wehavethedeadlytesticle-destroyingtelegram.Thecablepaniesarecooperating.Wehaveagreensubsta,well,Idrathernottalkabout.Wehaveasecretwordthat,ifpro?nounced,producesmultiplefracturesinalllivingthingsinahesizeoffourfootballfields."

  "Thatswhy--"

  "Yes.Somedamnedfoolcouldntkeephismouthshut.Thepointisthatthewholestructureofenemylifeiswithinourpowertorend,vitiate,devour,andcrush.Butthatsnottheiingthing."

  "Youretthesepossibilitieswithunonrelish."

  "YesIrealizethatthereistoomuchrelishhere.Butyoumustrealizethatthesecapabilitiesrepre?sentinandofthemselveshighlyteid?plexandiingproblemsandhurdlesonwhichourboyshaveexpendedmanythousandsofhoursofhardworkandbrilliandthattheeffectsareoftengrosslyexaggeratedbyirrespon?siblevictims.Andthatthewholethingrepresentsafantasticseriesoftriumphsforthemulti-disci?plinedproblem-solvingteamcept."

  "Iappreciatethat."

  "Wecouldunleashallthisteologyatonce.Youimagiwouldhappenthen.Butthatsnottheiingthing."

  "Whatistheiingthing?"

  "Theiingthingisthatwehaveamoralseisonpunchedcards,perhapsthemostadvandsensitivemoralseheworldhaseverknown."

  "Becauseitisonpunchedcards?"

  "Itsidersallsiderationsinendlessandsubtledetail,"hesaid."Itevenquibbles.Withthisgreatnewmoraltool,horong?I?fidentlypredictthat,althoughwecouldemployallthissplendidneonryIvebeentellingyouabout,werenotgoingtodoit."

  "Werenotgoingtodoit?"

  ItookUniteds5:44fromClevelandarrivingatNewarkat7:19.NewJerseyisbrightpinkatthathour.LivingthingsmoveaboutthesurfaewJerseyatthathourmolestingeachotheronlyintraditionalways.Imademyreporttothegroup.Istressedthefriendlinessoftheengineers.Isaid,Itsallright.Isaid,Wehaveamoralsense.Isaid,Werenotgoingtodoit.Theydidntbelieveme.松语文学www.16sy.coM免费小说阅读

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