"No, sir."
"Let's sit out on the porch," Franklin said, and perched his bony
frame on the railing. "We've got to get busy on these Bermuda-K-99s,
Norris. How many have you got?"
"Thirty-four, I think."
"I counted thirty-five."
"Maybe you're right. I--I'm not sure."
"Found any deviants yet?"
"Uh--I haven't run any tests yet, sir."
Franklin's voice went sharp. "Do you need a test to know when a
neutroid is talking a blue streak?"
"What do you mean?"
"Just this. We've found at least a dozen of Delmont's units that have
mental ages that correspond to their physical age. What's more, they're
functioning females, and they have normal pituitaries. Know what that
means?"
"They won't take an age-set then," Norris said. "They'll grow to
adulthood."
"And have children."