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There is no jail or prison in Golden Rule; that limits the possibilities. So?"
Gwen looked troubled. "I don't think I like what I'm hearing."
"It gets worse. Outside that door, perhaps not in sight but somewhere near,
are a couple of hoodlums who mean us no good. Or who mean me no good, at least.
If Bill leaves here, having flubbed the job he was hired to do, what happens to
him? Do they feed him to the rats?"
"Ugh!"
"Yes, 'ugh.' My uncle used to say, 'Never pick up a stray kitten... unless
you've already made up your mind to be owned by it.' Well, Gwen?"
She sighed. "I think he's a good boy. Could be, I mean, if anyone had ever
bothered with him."
I echoed her sigh. "Just one way to find out."
VI
"Don't lock the barn after it is stolen."
HARTLEY M. BALDWIN
It is difficult to punch a man in the nose through a terminal. Even if one
does not intend to use such direct persuasion, discussion via computer terminal
can be less than satisfactory. With the flick of a key your opponent can shut
you off or turn you over to a subordinate. But if you are physically present in
his office, you can counter his most reasonable arguments simply by being more
stupidly stubborn than he is. Just sit tight and say no. Or say nothing. You can
face him with the necessity of either assenting to your (oh so reasonable)
demands or having you thrown out bodily
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