She put a hand on his sleeve. "Let's go somewhere and talk, Joe."

"About what?" He was infinitely weary now.

"About goals," she said. "As long as they exist, whether for

individuals, or nations, or a whole species, life is still worth the

living. Things are a bit bogged down right now, but at the risk of

sounding very trite, there's tomorrow."

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Transcriber's Note:

This etext was produced from _Analog_ April 1962. Extensive research

did not uncover any evidence that the U.S. copyright on this

publication was renewed. Minor spelling and typographical errors

have been corrected without note.

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