〃Yes; it is;〃 Norman said。 〃It is a stupid sport。〃
Harry; standing beside Norman; said; 〃Do you want to contradict him that way? You might make him mad。 I dont think Jerry likes to be contradicted。〃
''280'' Im sure you dont; Norman thought。 But he said; 〃Well; I have to tell Jerry the truth about his own behavior。 He isnt doing anything very interesting。〃
OH? NOT INTERESTING?
〃No。 You are being spoiled and petulant; Jerry。〃
DO YOU DARE TO SPEAK TO ME IN THIS FASHION?
〃Yes。 Because you are acting stupidly。〃
〃Jeez;〃 Harry said。 〃Take it easy with him。〃
I CAN EASILY MAKE YOU REGRET YOUR WORDS; NORMAN。
Norman was noticing; in passing; that Jerrys vocabulary and syntax were now flawless。 All pretense of na?veté; of an alien quality; had been dropped。 But Norman felt stronger; more confident; as the conversation progressed。 He knew whom he was talking to now。 He wasnt talking to any alien。 There werent any unknown assumptions。 He was talking to a childish part of another human being。
I HAVE MORE POWER THAN YOU CAN IMAGINE。
〃I know you have power; Jerry;〃 Norman said。 〃Big deal。〃
Harry became suddenly agitated。 〃Norman。 For Christs sake。 Youre going to get us all killed。〃
LISTEN TO HARRY。 HE IS WISE。
〃No; Jerry;〃 Norman said。 〃Harry is not wise。 He is only afraid。〃
HARRY IS NOT AFRAID。 ABSOLUTELY NOT。
Norman decided to let that pass。 〃Im talking to you; Jerry。 Only to you。 You are the one who is playing games。〃
GAMES ARE STUPID。
〃Yes; they are; Jerry。 They are not worthy of you。〃
GAMES ARE NOT OF INTEREST TO ANY INTELLIGENT PERSON。
〃Then stop; Jerry。 Stop the manifestations。〃
I CAN STOP WHENEVER I WANT。
〃I am not sure you can; Jerry。〃
YES。 I CAN。
〃Then prove it。 Stop this sport of manifestations。〃 There was a long pause。 They waited for the response。
NORMAN YOUR TRICKS OF MANIPULATION ARE CHILDISH AND OBVIOUS TO THE POINT OF TEDIUM。 I ''281'' AM NOT INTERESTED IN TALKING WITH YOU FURTHER。 I WILL DO EXACTLY AS I PLEASE AND I WILL MANIFEST AS I WISH。
〃Our habitat cannot withstand more manifestations; Jerry…〃
I DO NOT CARE。
〃If you injure our habitat again; Harry will die。〃
Harry said; 〃Me and everybody else; for Christs sake。〃
I DO NOT CARE NORMAN。
〃Why would you kill us; Jerry?〃
YOU SHOULD NOT BE DOWN HERE IN THE FIRST PLACE。 YOU PEOPLE DO NOT BELONG HERE。 YOU ARE ARROGANT CREATURES WHO INTRUDE EVERYWHERE IN THE WORLD AND YOU HAVE TAKEN A GREAT FOOLISH RISK AND NOW YOU MUST PAY THE PRICE。 YOU ARE AN UNCARING UNFEELING SPECIES WITH NO LOVE FOR ONE ANOTHER。
〃Thats not true; Jerry。〃
DO NOT CONTRADICT ME AGAIN; NORMAN。
〃Im sorry; but the unfeeling; uncaring person is you; Jerry。 You do not care if you injure us。 You do not care for our predicament。 It is you who are uncaring; Jerry。 Not us。 You。〃
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