The dispatcher for Acme said to himself: "I doubt very seriously if
any sane Senator up for re-election would want the official records to
show that, because he talked too long on the Moon, a cargo of snuff was
dumped over New York. Sneezing voters cannot see candidate's name on
ballot."
Twenty minutes later, the replying astrogram was in Swenson's hand.
ACME INTERPLANETARY EXPRESS
147 Z STREET
NEW YORK
EARTH
ORDER CLEARING YOUR SHIPS 7 AND 4 APPROVED BY PCC. HAVE SHIP
IMMEDIATELY REVERSE COURSE AND PICK ME UP. UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES
JETTISON SNUFF. SEND FURTHER INFORMATION CONCERNING SLAVE LABOR
EXPLOITATION VENUS FOR INCLUSION IN MY FORTHCOMING MARS SPEECH.
HAVE SPEECH INSERT IN SAME FORM AS BEFORE.