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  Natural laws have no pity。
  
  及48准
  
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  On the pla Tranquille around KM849 ��G´O�� lives a little animal known as a ;knafn。; It is herbivorous and has no natural enemies and ´is easily approached and may be petted
  
  ´sort of a six´legged puppy with scales。 Stroking it is very pleasant�察�it wiggles its pleasure and broadcasts euphoria in some band that humans can detect。 It's worth the trip。~
  
  Someday some bright boy will figure out how to record this broadcast�察�then some smart boy will see mercial angles´and not long after that it will be regulated and taxed。
  
  In the meantime I have faked´ that name and catalog number�察�it is several thousand light´years off in another direction。 Selfish of me´ ´
  
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  Freedom begins when you tell Mrs。 Grundy to go fly a kite。
  
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  Take care of the cojones and the frijoles will take care of themselves。 Try to have getaway money´but don't b。 fanatic about it。
  
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  If ;everybody knows; such´and´such�察�then it ain't so�察�by at least ´ten thousand to one。
  
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  Political tags´such as royalist�察�munist�察�democrat�察�populist�察�fascist�察�liberal�察�conservative�察�and so forth´are never basic ´ criteria。 The human race divides politically into those who want people to be controlled and those who have no such desire。 The former are idealists acting from highest motives
  
  for the greatest good of the greatest number。 The latter are surly curmudgeons�察�suspicious and lacking in altruism。 ´ But they are more ~omfortable neighbors than the other sort。
  
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  All cats are not gray after midnight。 Endless variety´
  
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  Sin lies only in hurting other people unnecessarily。 All other ´
  
  ;sins; are invented nonsense。 ��Hurting yourself is not sinful
  
  ´just stupid。����
  
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  Being generous is inborn�察�being altruistic is a learned per´
  
  ´versity。 No resemblance´
  
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  It is impossible for a man to love his wife wholeheartedly without loving all women somewhat。 I suppose that the converse must be true of women。 ´ ´
  
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  You can go wrong by being too skeptical as readily as by being too trusting。
  
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  Formal courtesy between husband and wife is even more important than it is between strangers。
  
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  Anything free is worth what you pay for it。´
  
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  Don't store garlic near other victuals。
  
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  Climate is what we expect�察�weather is what we get。
  
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  Pessimist by policy�察�optimist by temperament´it is possible ´
  
  ´ to be both。 How�拭�By never taking an unnecessary chance and by minimizing risks you can't avoid。 This permits you to play out the game happily�察�untroubled by the certainty of the oute。 ´ ´
  
  Do not confuse ;duty; with what other people expect of you�察�they are utterly different。 Duty is a debt you owe to yourself to fulfill obligations you have assumed voluntarily。 Pa~'ing that debt can entail anything from years of patient work to instant willingness to die。 Difficult it may be�察�but the
  
  reward is self´respect。´
  
  But there is no reward at all for doing what other people。 expect of you�察�and to do so is not merely difficult�察�but impossible。 It is easier to deal with a fodtpad than it is with the leech who wants ;just a few minutes of your time�察�please´ this won't take long。; Time is your total capital�察�and the minutes of your life are painfully few。 If you allow yourself to fall into the vice of agreeing to such requests�察�they quickly snowball to the point where these parasites will use up 100 percent of your time´and squawk for more�  �
  
  So learn to say No´and to be rude about it when necessary。
  
  Otherwise you will not have time to carry out your duty�察�or to do your own work�察�and certainly no time for love and happiness。 The termites will nibble away your life and leave none of it for you。 ´
  
  ��This rule does not mean that you ´must not do a favor for a friend�察�or even a strahger。 But let the choice�察�be yours。 Don't do it because it is ;expected; of you。��
  
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  ;I came�察�I saw�察�she conquered。; ��The original Latin seems
  
  to have been garbled。�� ´´
  
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  A mittee is a life form with six or more legs and no brain。
  
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  及49准
  
  Animals can be driven crazy by placing too many in too small a pen。 Homo sapiens is the only animal that voluntarily does this to himself。 ´
  
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  Don't try to have the last word。 You might get it。 ´
  
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  ´VARIATIONS ON A THEME
  
  XIII
  
  Boondock
  
  ;Ira�察─�said Lazarus Long�察 �have you looked at this list�拭�
  
  He was lounging in the office of Colony Leader Ira Weatheral
  
  at Boondock�察�largest ��only�� settlement on the pla Tertius。
  
  With them was Justin Foote 45th�察�freshly arrived from New
  
  Rome�察�Secundus。;Lazarus�察�Arabelle addressed that letter to you。 Not to me。; ;That preposterous puff´gut will get me annoyed yet。 Her
  
  Extreme Ubiquity Madam Chairman Pro Tern Arabelle FooteHedrick seems to think she has been crowned Queen of the
  
  Howards。 I'm tempted to go back and pick up that gavel。;
  
  Lazarus passed the list to Weatheral。 ~'Giye it a gander�察�Ira。
  
  Justin�察�did you have anything to do with this�拭─ �No�察�Senior。 Arabelle told me to deliver it and instructed
  
  me to brief you in ways to insure delivery of Delay Mail from various eras´which does present problems for pre´Diaspora dates。 But I don't consider her ideas practical。 If I may so�察�I know more Terran history than she does。; ´
  
  ;I'm certain you do。 I'think she cribbed that list from an mcyclopedia。 Don't bother me with her notions。 Oh�察�you can transcribe ´ them and give me the cube�察�but I shan't play it。
  
  Secundus was colonized that permits requisition of private property by the state。 Correct�察�Ira�拭�
  
  ;Technically correct�察�Lazarus。 Although there is long precedent for eminent domain in land。;
  
  ;Ira�察�I'd argue even that。 But have you ever heard of it being applied to spaceships�拭�
  
  ;Never。 Unless you count the 'New Frontiers。';
  
  ;Ouch� �Ira�察�I didn't requisition the 'New Frontiers'�察�I stole it to save our skins。;
  
  ;I was thinking of Slayton Ford's part in it�察�not yours。 Constructive requisitioning�察�perhaps�拭�
  
  ;Mmm´ It's pretty small of you to bring it up a couple of thousand years after his death。 Furthermore�察�had Slayton not done what he did�察�I wouldn't be here and you wouldn't be here。 Nor any of us。 Damn you�察�Ira。;
  
  ;Get your feathers down�察�Grandfather。 I was just pointing out that a head of state sometimes has to do things he would never do as a private individual。 But if Arabelle can requisition the 'Homing Pigeon' when it sits on Secundus�察�then you can do the same on Tertius。 You are each head of state of an autonomous pla。 Teach her a lesson。;
  
  ;Uh 。 。 Ira�察�don't tempt me。 It happened to me once。 If it got to be a habit�察�it would put a stop to interstellar travel。 I won't touch that bucket under any such flimsy legality。 But I do own it�察�indirectly�察�and if Justin wants to stay�察�he can turn it over to me�察�and I'll return it to Transport Enterprises。 Let's get back to that list。 See what the old bat wants�拭�The times and places she wants me to report on�拭�
  
  ;Looks like an interesting itinerary。;
  
  ;It does�察�eh�拭�Then you do it。 'Battle of Hastings´First�察�Third�察�and Fourth Crusades´Battle of Orleans´Fall of Constantinople´French Revolution´Battle of Waterloo。' Thermopylae and nieen other encounters between rough strangers。 I'm surprised she didn't ask me to referee the bout between David and Goliath。 I'm chicken�察�Ira。 I fight when I can't run´how does she think I managed to live so long�拭�Bloodshed is not a spectator sport。 If history says that a battle took place at a given location on a particular day�察�then I'll be somewhere´or somewhen´far away�察�sitting in a tavern�察�drinking beer and pinching the barmaids。 Not dodging mortar fire to feed Arabelle's ghoulish curiosity。;
  
  ;I tried to suggest that�察─�said Justin。 ;But she said that this was an official Families' project。;
  
  ;The hell it is。 I told her about it simply to be sure of the
  
  Delay Mail setup。 I'm a coward by trade 。 。 and not working for her。 I'll go where and when I please�察�see What I want to´ and try not to antagonize local yokels。 Especially those fighting each other�察�it makes 'em trigger´happy。;
  
  ;Lazarus�察─�said Ira Weatheral�察 �you never have said what you do plan to see。;
  
  ;Well´ No battles。 Battles are well enough reported~ for my taste。 But there are lots of interesting things in Terran history´peaceful things not well reported because they were peaceful。 I want to see the Parthenon at the peak of its glory。 Cruise down the Mississippi with Sam Clemens as pilot。 Go to Palestine in the first three decades of the Christian Era and try to locate a certain carpenter turned rabbi´settle whether there ever was such a man。;
  
  Justin Foote looked surprised。 ;You mean the Christian Messiah�拭�Admittedly many stories about him are myths�察�but´;
  
  ;How do you know they are myths�拭�But that he ever lived is the point that has never been established。 Take Socrates�察�four centuries earlier´his historicity is as firmly established as that of Napoleon。 Not so with the Carpenter of Nazareth。 Despite the care with which the Romans kept records and the equal care with which the Jews kept theirs�察�none of the events that should be on record can be found in contemporary records。
  
  ;But if I devoted thirty years to it�察�I could find out。 I know Latin and Greek of that time~ and I'm almost as conversant with classic Hebrew�察�all I would have to add is Aramaic。 If I found him�察�I could follow him around。 Take down his words with a microrecorder�察�see if they match what he is alleged to have said。
  
  ;But I won't take any bets。 The historicity of Jesus is the slipperiest question in all history because for centuries the question couldn't be raised。 They would hang you for asking
  
  ´or burn you at the stake。;
  
  ;I'm amazed�察─�said Ira。 ;My knowledge of Earth's history isn't as thorough as I thought it was。 However�察�I concentrated on the period from Ira Howard's death to the founding of New Rome。;
  
  ;Son�察�you didn't even sample it。 But aside from this one weird story´'weird' because most major religious leaders ar�拭�heavily documented whereas this one remains as elusive as the King Arthur legends´I'm not going after great events。 I'd rather meet Galileo�察�get a look at Michelangelo at work��
  
  attend 。a first performance of one of old Bill's plays at the Globe Theater�察�things like that。 I'd particularly like to go back to my own childhood�察�see if things look as I recall them。'~
  
  Ira blinked。 ;Run a chance of running into yourself�拭�
  
  ;Why not�拭�
  
  ;Well 。 。 there are paradoxes�察�are there not�拭�
  
  ;How�拭�If I'm going to�察�then I did。 That old clich��about shooting your grandfather before he sires your father�察�then going luff� �like a soap bubble´and all descendants�察�too�察�meaning both of you among others´is nonsense。 The fact that Fm here and you're here means that I didn't do it´or won't do it�察�the tenses of grammar aren't built for time travel´but it does not mean that I never went back and poked around。 I haven't any yen to look at myself when I was a snot´nose�察�it's the era that interests me。 If I ran across myself as a young kid�察�he´I´wouldn't recognize me�察�I would be a stranger to that brat。 He wouldn't give me a passing glance�察�I know�察�I was he。;
  
  ;Lazarus�察─�put in Justin Foote�察 �if you intend to visit that
  
  era�察�I'd like to invite your attention to one thing Madam
  
  Chairman Pro Tern is interested in´because I am interested。
  
  A recording of exactly what was said and done at the Families'
  
  Meeting in 2012 A。D。;
  
  ;Impossible。;
  
  ;Just a moment�察�Justin�察─�Ira put in。 ;Lazarus�察�you have refused to talk about that meetii~g on the grounds that the others who were there can't dispute your version。 But a recording would be fair to everyone。;
  
  ;Ira�察�I didn't say that I would not�察�I said it was impossible。;
  
  ;I don't follow you。;
  
  ;I can't make a recording of that meeting because I was not there。;
  
  ;You lost me again。 All the records´and your own statements´show that you were there。;
  
  ;Again we don't have language adequate for time travel。 Surely�察�I was there as Woodrow Wilson Smith。 I was there and made a hairy nuisance of myself and offended ~ lot of people。 But I did not have a recorder on me。 Let's say that Dora and the twins drop me back there´me�察�Lazarus Long�察�not that younger fellow´and that Ishtar has equipped me with a recorder implanted behind my right kidney�察�with its minimike surfacing inside my right ear。 Okay�察�let's assume that ent I won't be noticed making a record。
  
  ;But�察�Ira�察�what you don't understand�察�despite having
  
  chaired many Families' Meetings�察�is that I would not get inside the hail。 In those days an executive meeting of the Families was harder to get into than an esbat of witches。 The guards were armed and eager�察�it was a rough period。 What identity could I use�拭�Not Woodrow Wilson Smith�察�he was there。 Lazarus Long�拭�There was no 'Lazarus Long' on the Families' rolls。 Try to fake it as someone eligible but not able to attend�拭�Impossible。 There were only a few thousand of us then�察�and every member was known to a large percentage of the rest�察�a man who couldn't be vouched for ran a nasty chance of being buried in the basement。 No unidentified person ever did get in�察�we had too much at stake。 Hi�察�Minerva� �e in�察�honey。;
  
  ;Hi�察�Lazarus。 Ira�察�am I intruding�拭�
  
  ;Not at all�察�dear。;
  
  ;Thank you。 Hello�察�Athene。;
  
  ;Hello�察�my sister。;
  
  Minerva waited to be introduced。 Ira said�察 �Minerva�察�you remember Justin Foote�察�Chief Archivist。;
  
  ;Certainly�察�I've worked with him many times。 Wele to Tertius�察�Mr。 Foote。;
  
  ;Thank you�察�Miss Minerva。; Justin Foote liked what he saw´a tall�察�slender young woman with an erect carriage�察�a small�察�firm bust�察�long chestnut hair worn in a part and brushed straight down�察�a sober�察�intelligent face�察�handsome rather than pretty�察�but which blossomed into beauty each time she gave one of her quick smiles。 ;But�察�Ira�察�I must hurry back to Secundus and apply for rejuvenation。 This young lady has worked with me ~many times'´yet I've grown so senile I can't place the occasions。 Forgive me�察�dear lady。;
  
  Minerva flashed him another of her smiles�察�then instantly was sober。 ;My fault�察�s��r�察�I should have explained at once。 When I worked with you�察�I was a puter。 Executive puter of Secundus�察�serving Mr。 Weatheral�察�then Chairman Pro Tem。 But now I'm a flesh´and´blood�察�and have been for the past three years。;
  
  Justin Foote blinked。 ;I see。 I hope I do。;
  
  
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