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* While this passage bears inner contradictions�察�the idioms are authentic for North America of the twentieth century。
´They name certain types of financial dishonesty。 See ;Swindies; under ;Fraud; in Krishnamurti's New Golden Bough�察�Academe Press�察�New Rome。
J。F。 45th´
Sandy used the oldest principle for separating a fool from his money�此�Pick a sucker who likes the bert of it。
´ ;That's all it takes�察�Ira。 If a man is´´greedy�察�you can cheat him ´ every time。 Trouble was�察�Sandy Macdougal was even greedier than his marks�察�and it led him into the folly�察�of excess�察�and often forced him to leave town while it was dark�察�sometimes leaving the boodle behind。 Ira�察�when you skin a man�察�you have to let him recuperate and grow more hide´or he gets nervous。 If you respect this simple rule�察�a real mark can be skinned over and over again�察�and it just keeps him healthy and productive。 But Sandy was too greedy for that�察�he lacked patience。; ´
;Lazarus�察�you sound as if you had great experience in this art。;
;Now�察�Ira´a little respect�察�please。 I have never swindled a man。 At most I kept quiet and let him swindle himself。 This does no harm�察�as a fool cannot be protected from his folly。 If you attempt to do so�察�you will not only arouse his animosity but also you will be attempting to deprive him of whatever benefit he is capable of deriving fro�拭�experience。 Never attempt to teach a pig to sing�察�it wastes your time and annoys the pig。 ´
;But I do know a lot about�察�swindles。 I think that every major variation of every possible swindle has been tried on me�察�one time and another。
;Some of them worked�察�back when I was very young�察�Then I took Grampaw Johnson's advice and quit looking for the best of it�察�thereafter I could no longer be swindled。 But I was not capable of benefiting from Gramp's advice until I was burned a few times。 Ira�察�it's getting late。;
The Chairman Pro Tern promptly stood up。 ;So it is�察�sir。 May I ask two questions before I leave�拭�Not for your memoirs�察�procedural questions only。;
;Make it short and snappy。;
;You'll have your termination´option switch tomorrow morning。 But you spoke of not feeling well�察�and there is no need for that even if you choose to terminate in the near future。 Shall we resume the rejuvenatipn procedures�拭�
;Hmmm。 Second question�拭�
;~I promised to do my best to find something brana´new to interest you。 I promised also to spend every day here with you。 I see conflict。;
Lazarus grinned。 ;Don't kid your old Grampaw�察�Son�察�you'll delegate that research。;
;Certainly。 But I must plan how to start it�察�then review progress at intervals�察�and suggest new avenues to explore。;
;Mmm 。 ´ if I consent to the full course�察�I'll be out of circulation a day or two every now and then。;
;I believe current practice calls for one day of deep rest approximately each week�察�varied to suit the client's condition。 My own experience is about a hundred years back�察�I understand there have been improvements。 You've decided to take it�察�sir�拭─ �
;I'll tell you tomorrow´after that switch is installed。 ´Ira�察�I don't make�察�decisions in haste that don't call for haste。 But i��f I consent�察�you'll have free time to use as you see fit。 G'night�察�Ira。;
;Good night�察�Lazarus。 I hope you decide to accept it。; Weatheral turned toward the door�察�stopped halfway there�察�and spoke to the technicians´who left the room at once。 The dining table scurried after them。 Once the door had shut down Weatheral turned and faced Lazarus Long。 ;Grandfather�察─�he said softly�察�his voice somewhat choked。 ;Uh´may I�拭�
Lazarus had let his chair sink back into a reclining couch that held him�察�hammocklike�察�as tenderly as a mother's arms。 At the younger man's words he raised his head。 ;Huh�拭�What�拭�Oh� �All right�察�all right�察�e here´Grandson。; He reached out one arm to Weatheral。
The Chairman Pro Tern hurried to him�察�took Lazarus' hand�察�dropped to his knees and kissed it。
Lazarus snatched his hand back。 ;For Pete's sake� �Don't kneel to me´don't ever do that。 If you want to be my grandson�察�treat me as such。 Not that way。;
;Yes�察�Grandfather。; Weatheral got to his feet�察�leaned over the old man�察�and kissed his mouth。
Lazarus patted his cheek。 ;You're a sentimentalist�察�Grandson。 But a good boy。 Trouble is�察�there never has been much demand for good boys。 Now get that solemn expression off your face and go home and get a good night's rest。;
;Yes�察�Grandfather。 I will。 Good night。;
;Good night。 Now beat it。;
Weatheral left quickly。 The technicians jumped aside as he came out�察�then went back into the suite。 Weatheral continued on�察�ignoring people around him bu�察�with a softer�察�gentler expression on his face than was his wont。 He went past a bank of transports to the Director's private transport�察�it opened to his voice�察�then conveyed him quickly into the bowels of the city and directly to the Executive Palace。
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Lazarus looked up as 'his attendants came back in�察�be motioned the taller one to him。 The technician's voice�察�filtered and distorted by the helmet�察�said carefully�察 �Bed 。 。 。 sir�拭�
;No�察�I want´; Lazarus paused�察�then spoke to the air。 ;puter�拭�Can you speak�拭�If not�察�print it out。;
;I hear you�察�Senior�察─�a mellifluous�察�contralto voice answered。 ;Tell this nurse that I want whatever they are allowed to give me for pain。 I have work to do。; ´
;Yes�察�Senior。; The disembodied voice shifted to Lingua Galacta�察�was answered in kind�察�then went on�此 �Master Chief Tech��ician on duty wishes to know the nature and location of your pain�察�and adds that you should not work tonight。;
Lazarus kept silent while he counted ten chimpanzees in his mind。 Then he said softly�察 �Damn it�察�I hurt everywhere。 And I don't want advice from a child。 I have loose ends to tidy up before I sleep 。 。 because one never knows that one will wake up again。 Forget the painkiller�察�it ain't all that important。 Tell 'em to get out and stay out。;
Lazarus tried to ignore the ensuing exchange�察�as it annoyed him that he ´ almost´not´quite understood it。 He opened the envelope Ira Weatheral had returned to him�察�then opened out his will´a long bellows´fold of puter printout´and started reading it while whistling off key。
;Senior�察�Master Chief technician on duty states that you have given a null order�察�which is a true statement by the Clinic's regulations。 A general analgesic is forthing。;
;Forget it。; Lazarus went on reading�察�and shifted to singing softly the tune he had been whistling�此 �
;There's a pawnshop
On the corner ´
Where I usually keep my overcoat。
;There's a bookie
Behind the pawnshop
Who handles my investments; *
The taller technician appeared at his elbow�察�carrying a shiny disk with attached tubing。 ;For ´ 。 pain。;
Lazarus made a brush´off gesture with his free hand。 ;Go 'way�察�I'm busy。;
* This doggerel is attributed to the twentieth century。 See appendix for semantic analysis。
J。F。 45th
´The shorter teeheician appeared on his other side。 Lazarus looked that way and said�察 �What do you want�拭─ �
As he turned his head the taller technician moved quickly�察�Lazarus felt a sting in his forearm。 He rubbed the spot and said�察 �Why�察�you rapscallion。 Foxed me�察�didn't。you�拭�All right�察�beat it。 Raus。 Scat��'。' He dismissed the incident from his mind and returned to work。 A moment later he said��
´;puter� �
;Awaiting your orders�察�Senior。;
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;Record this ´for printout。 I�察�Lazarus Long�察�sometimes known as the Senior and listed in the Howard Families' Genealogies as Woodrow Wilson Smith�察�born 1912�察�do declare this to be my last will and testament´ puter�察�go back through my talk with Ira and dig out what I said I wanted to do to help him lead a migration´got it�拭�
;Retrieved�察�Senior。;´
;Fix up the language and tack it onto my opening statement。 And´let ´ me see´add something like this�此�In the event Ira Weatheral fails tO qualify for inheritance�察�then all my worldly wealth of which I die possessed shall go to�察�uh�察�to
´to found a home for indigent and superannuated pickpock
´ets�察�prostitutes�察�panhandlers�察�piemen�察�priggers�察�and other unworthy poor starting with 'P。i Got it�拭�
;Recorded�察�Senior。 Please be advised that this alternative has ´a high probability of being nullified if tested by the�察�current rules of this pla。;
Lazarus expressed a rhetorical and physiologically improbable wish。 ;All right�察�set it up for stray cats or some
´ other useless but legally acceptable purpose。 Search your permanents for such a purpose that will get by the courts�察� Just be certain that the Trustees can't get their hands on it。 Understand��'
;There is no way to be certain of 'that�察�Senior�察�but it will be attempted。; ´ ´
;Look for a loophole。 Print that out as fast as you can research it and put it together。 Now stand by for a memorandum of my assets。 Begin。; Lazarus started to read the list�察�found that his eyes were blurring and would not focus。 ;Damnation� �Those dummies slipped me a Mickey and it's taking hold。 Blood� �I mUst have a drop of my own blood to thumbprint it� �Tell those dummies to help me and tell them why´and warn them that I will bite my tongue´ to get it if they won't help me。 Now print out my will with any feasible alternative´but hurry� �
;Printout starting�察─�the puter answered quietly�察�then shifted to Galacta。
The ;dummies; did not argue with the puter�察�they moved fast�察�one snatching the new sheet out of the auxiliary printout the instant it stopped whirring�察�the other producing a sterile point out of nowhere and stabbing the ball of Lazarus' left little finger after giving Lazarus a split second to see what was being done。
Lazarus did not wait for blood to be taken by pipette。 He squeezed the stabbed finger for a drop�察�rubbed his right thumb in it�察�then print´signed his will while the shorter technician held it for him。
Then he sank back。 ;It's done�察─�he whispered。 ;Tell Ira。; He was heavily asleep at once。
´COUNTERPOINT I
The chair gently transferred Lazarus to his bed while the technicians silently supervised。 Then the shorter watched the readouts on respiration�察�heart action�察�brain rhythms�察�and other physicals while the taller placed the documents�察�old 'will and new�察�in an impervolope�察�sealed it�察�chopped and thumbprinted the seal�察�marked it ;Surrender only to the Senior and/or Mr。 Chairman Pro Tem�察─�then retained it until their reliefs arrived。 ´
The relief chief technician listened to the record of the watch�察�glanced over the physicals�察�studied the sleeping client。
;Timed�察─�he stated。
;Neolethe。 Thirty´four hours。;
He whistled。 ;Another crisis�拭�
;Less severe than the last。 Pseudopain with irrational irascibility。 Physicals within limits for this stage。;
;What's in the sealer�拭�
;Just sign for it and include delivery instructions in your receipt。;
;Pardon me for using up oxygen� �
;Your receipt�察�please。;
The relief wrote out a receipt�察�chopped and thumbed it�察�swapped it for the impervolope。 ;I relieve you�察─�he said brusquely。
;Thank you。;
The shorter technician was waiting at the door。 The Master Chief Technician paused to say�察 �You needn't have waited。 It sometimes´ takes me three times this long to turn ovef the watch。 You are free to leave as soon as the relief junior watch officer arrives。;
;Yes�察�Master Chief Technician。 But this is a very special client´and I thought you might need me with Mr。 Snoopy Nose。;
;I can cope with him。 Yes��a very special client indeed 。
and it speaks well for you that the Skills Board assigned you to' me when ~Tour predecessor opted out。;
;Thank you´� �
;Don't thank me�察�Associate Technician。; The voice�察�although distorted by helmet and relay and filter�察�sounded gentle even though the words were not。 ;That was not a pliment but a statement of fact。 If you had not done well on your first watch�察�there would be no second watch´as you say�察�'a very special client。' You did well。 。 aside from nervousness a client can feel even though he can't see your face。 But you'll get over that。;
;Uh 。 。 I hope so。。 I was very nervous� �
;I would rather have an assistant keyed up tight than one who knows it all and is sloppy。 But you should be home now and resting。 e along�察�I'll drop you off。 Where do you robe�拭�The intermediate lounge�拭�I go past it。;
;Oh�察�don't bother about me� �But I'll ride with you if I may
´then take the car back。; ´
´ ;Relax� �Once off duty�察�there are no ranks among us who follow the Vocation。 Didn't they teach you that�拭─�They moved past the queue' at the public transports�察�on past the Director's own�察�stopped at the smaller bank for e~ecutives。
;Yes�察�but´I've never been assigned to anyone of your rank before。; ´ ´
That got a chuckle。 ;All the more reason to follow that rule with me´because the higher one is�察�the more one needs to forget it ´ off duty。 Here's an empty car。 In you go and sit down。;
The shorter one went in but did not sit down until the Master Chief Technician was seated。 The boss rejuvenator ignored it�察�set the controls�察�sprawled out�察�and sighed�察�as the car started to move。 ;I feel the strain myself。 ing off watch�察�I feel as old as he is。; ´ ´
;I know。 I'm wondering if I can take it。 Chief�拭�Why won't they let him terminate�拭�He seems so tired。;
The answer was slow and not responsive。 ;Don't call inc 'Chief。' We're off duty。; ´
;But I don't know your name。;
;Nor ´do you need to know it。 Hmm´ The situation is not quite as it appears to be�察�he has suicided four times already。;
;What�拭�
;Oh�察�he doesn't remember it。 If you think his memory is bad now�察�you should have seen him three months ago。 Actually�察�it speeds up our work every time he does it。 His switch´when
he had��it´。´w�s gimmicked�察�it simply made him unconscious�察�then we would go ahead with whatever stage was next while hypnoing more of his memory tapes into him。 But we had to stop that´and remove the switch´a few days ago�察�he remembered who he is。;
;But´ That's not by the Canons� �'Death is every man's privilege。';
The Master Chief Technician touched the emergency control�察�the car continued on�察�found a parking pocket�察�and ~stopped。 ;I did not say that it was covered by the Canons。 But ~ch o1~cers do not set policy。; ´
'�拭�When I was accepted�察�'I took the oath 。 ´ and part of it was to 'give life freely to those who wish it ´ ´ and never refuse death to those who yearn for it。';
;Don't you think I took the same oath�拭�The Director is so angry that she has gone on leave´she may resign~ I wouldn't venture to guess。 But the Chairman Pro Tem is nOt of our Vocation�察�he is not bound by our o
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