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They must be nuts. Twenty-four hours to clear a goddamn traffic jam. He was halfway through Chapter VI (on page 55, to be exact) when he began to feel something amiss. Thats not important. What’sreally important is that I’m trying to warn you. Your life is in danger. HARRY HARRISON:Portrait of the Artist, F&SF, Nov. When he could see well enough to make his way to the lake, Benedict went forward, still grinding tears from his eyes with heavy knuckles. Dust—a few hairs—floated on the water, but that was all. Ben was gone. Thoughtfully, Benedict took the microphone from his pocket and dropped it in the lake. He stood, watching the lake until the first light of morning came raggedly through the trees, struggling to reach the water. He was in no hurry because he knew, without being told, that he was finished at the office. He would probably have to sell the new wardrobe, the silver brushes, to meet his debts, but he was not particularly concerned. It seemed appropriate, now, that he should be left with nothing.* * * * The escalator seemed to be traveling more rapidly, the pitch of the steps to be more pronounced. But he no longer trusted the evidence of his senses. 35 U.S.C. 112, I murmured. The Starman worked with us for three hours. Each time the night nurse came nosing around we dived into bed. Then when the coast was clear we gathered around again. There are only two who dont join in now, and one of them is Eric, who sits up in bed and listens. Unfortunately, they were ugly as sin. She went back and sat down beside the block of switches and picked it up with a shudder and flipped the fifth switch. Clarice said,Have another potato, at regular intervals. Take Sputnik I— October 1957 — as a not-so-arbitrary dividing line. Until then, the only body of literature seriously attempting to discuss contemporary man (meaning,man in a self-made synthetic environment) was science fiction. One youth was even standing, arms waving at his sides, on the very tip of the nose, shouting down at his companions, but the face of the giant still retained its massive composure. Going to the sexiatrist was the call-up day for coming-of-age even more than ones initiation into the forces came through the medical examination. It was with mixed feelings that I faced the ceremony, having had an enjoyable childhood with no great attraction urging me into manhood. I reported at the Center, and a nurse took my particulars. I signed an agreement that I was prepared to undertake the responsibilities of adulthood; all rather vague, as it was a matter of contracting out to avoid the consequences rather than contracting in. Had I refused, I should have had twenty forms to sign and dozens of conditions written in in fine print. Either that, I had heard, orI ended up in a harsh institution for the backward. Setting intellectual climates, defamation in three dimensions. Im not lurking; I’m waiting for the night boat. "Nothing," I said. "Let him sleep it off.".
