[ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]

it to people who will pass it t l in turn."
X L "In some ways, you know, that strikes me as worse thQ q no cure at all,"
the technician said. a 7 Howard wished the man would shut up and let him gE
away. He was putting his finger on just the problem that dL
} most worried the doctor. Luckily, it had not occurred to 11 of the
reporters in Philadelphia, or a triumphant r 0 conference might have turned
embarrassing in a burr [ who he was, though, Howard could not sir l S shove
the comment aside. He paused to pick his words [ 1 care. "It depends. As far
as checking the epidemic goes, I suppose you're right.
But if my blood test had just c , back positive, I'd scream bloody murder if
somebody s 0 couldn't have HIVI."
"I can't argue with you there," the technician admi and the doctor took
advantage of the moment of agree 8 A fresh batch of calc printouts was on his
desk: ana of the effectiveness of a variant of HIVI at restoring immune system
and protecting T-cells. The variant v as good as the basic drug. Howard made
a note to a E writing up the new datum to somebody so it could gel E print.
Negative information was information too some other lab would not have to
waste time checking pi new subtype.
l It wouldn't be the sort of publication a news confe accompanied, though.
Howard put his head in his hands. He wished he'd P called the bloody
conference in the first place. That w P iq exactly the word for it:
dozens of people had been hurt i w _ what turned into a riot outside the
Hall of the Populat --. Assembly. Censor Bryan had called for an
investigation 4 the way the constabulary handled it, and Censor ken ! 1
Page 143
ABC Amber Palm Converter, http://www.processtext.com/abcpalm.html
had promptly vetoed the call. It was the worst falling-o 1 l the two chief
executives had had in their term.
. Howard did not care about that; politics meant nc r to him. He cared very
much about hurt people, th B --_ l-d he known the protest outside would cause
so many of -m, he never would have gone to
Philadelphia. -He sat up straight. No, that wasn't true. AIDS hurt more pie
than riots ever would. The only way to fight it was h research. Research
took denaires, lots of them, and the
_ht way to latch on to them was by shouting every piece of gress, even one as
ambiguous as HIVI, to the housetops [ he intercom buzzed.
He jumped, and was glad no one s with him to see it. "Mr. Tanaka is here to
see you, sir," secretary said.
'Oh, yes, of course. Thank you, Doris. Send him in." I ward ran fingers
through his thick brown hair. Joseph Tanaka had no official standing, but he
had been friends h Censor Jennings since they were at middle school ether.
"Jennings's eyes," the papers called him these s 1
)oris opened the door for Tanaka. Howard rose to shake hand.
He had a strong grip, and looked a few years nger in person than in
photos--he was, of course lost exactly the censor's age. His sturdy,
middle-aged intal features somehow went well with the conservative e velvet
jacket and maroon ruffled shirt he wore. I 'Good of you to take time from
your busy schedule, Dr. ward." Tanaka's voice was deep, almost gravelly, his
nner straightforward."
'A pleasure." Howard waved to a chair. "Won't you sit end" sanaka did not.
"I was hoping you'd show me around In."
Certainly." Straightforward indeed, Howard thought. l
[ 'Follow me, then." He gave Tanaka a quick tour of the
> laboratories, ending with the bank of screens that , monitored the infected
sims. The technician, fortunately .>had sense enough to keep his mouth shut.
l When they were back in Howard's of five, Tanaka did at I ast take a seat.
"Most interesting," he said, steepling his rers, "especially the sims'
quarters. I must say, you treat jS Fern well."
'Certainly we do," Howard said. "For one example, they [ .
I eat the same food as our staff buys at the cafeteria we pa through. "
Tanaka gave a wry chuckle. "From what I know ME cafeterias, that's not
necessarily a recommendation. Still, l l, see your point. You do well by the
sims, as I said already." 7 He turned serious again. "Of course, you've also
g , them AIDS." l 11 "Mr. Tanaka," Howard said stiffly, "this research I gram
operates under laws passed by the Popular Assen with funds appropriated by the
Senate.
Neither censor fit to affix his veto to the laws of the appropriation.
I as you, I am conforming to them in every particular."
0 "I do not doubt that for a moment, Dr. Howard," Ha:.
E said. "What I've come to see is the result of that conforming 9,'
After all, though they are not human beings, sims do I if] their own smaller
measure of intelligence, and they did n consent to be experimented on."
Appalled, Howard burst out, "A sim cannot give In L 11 formed consent!
That's a fundamental principle of lawns tS, "Not quite what I meant,"
Tanaka said. "I doubt the M eager to die, though, of a disease they almost
certa would not have contracted in the normal course of t ;, lives. Many
people not usually supportive of the sim judE l movement--" He paused to let
Howard make some unc plimentary remark, but the doctor stayed quiet. Shrugg 1
Tanaka went on, "--still have qualms at their If infected with AIDS." Id 1
Howard had dealt with officials for years, and had , trouble translating what
they said into what they me PI Tanaka was talking about votes. The doctor
took a mon lis to make sure his reply informed without antagoniF "They also
have qualms, Mr.
Tanakadid at I ast take a seat. "Most interesting," he said, steepling his
Page 144
ABC Amber Palm Converter, http://www.processtext.com/abcpalm.html
rers, "especially the sims' quarters. I must say, you treat jS Fern well."
'Certainly we do," Howard said. "For one example, they [ .
I eat the same food as our staff buys at the cafeteria we pa through. "
Tanaka gave a wry chuckle. "From what I know ME cafeterias, that's not
necessarily a recommendation. Still, l l, see your point. You do well by the
sims, as I said already." 7 He turned serious again. "Of course, you've also
g , them AIDS." l 11 "Mr. Tanaka," Howard said stiffly, "this research I gram
operates under laws passed by the Popular Assen
with funds appropriated by the Senate.
Neither censor fit to affix his veto to the laws of the appropriation.
I as you, I am conforming to them in every particular."
0 "I do not doubt that for a moment, Dr. Howard," Ha:.
E said. "What I've come to see is the result of that conforming 9,'
After all, though they are not human beings, sims do I if] their own smaller
measure of intelligence, and they did n consent to be experimented on."
Appalled, Howard burst out, "A sim cannot give In L 11 formed consent!
That's a fundamental principle of lawns tS, "Not quite what I meant,"
Tanaka said. "I doubt the M eager to die, though, of a disease they almost
certa would not have contracted in the normal course of t ;, lives. Many
people not usually supportive of the sim judE l movement--" He paused to let
Howard make some unc plimentary remark, but the doctor stayed quiet. Shrugg 1
Tanaka went on, "--still have qualms at their If infected with AIDS." Id 1
Howard had dealt with officials for years, and had , trouble translating what
they said into what they me PI Tanaka was talking about votes. The doctor
took a mon lis to make sure his reply informed without antagoniF "They also
have qualms, Mr.
Tanaka, about being infer themselves and two or three million of them have
been those, somewhere around a third--maybe more, as t goes by--will actually
develop AIDS. And just about a those will die, very unpleasantly. The people
who shill Eli symptoms are just as able to pass it on through sex 11 ones who
do--more able because the ones without sp , .
F11 Ftees hne. Sims give me my best chance of fighting , in people. How can I
do anything but use them?"
Chat would you do if there were no sims?" Tanaka s sked after thinking a few
seconds himself.
the best l could," Howard answered. "Muddle along shimpanses and a lot of in [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]

zanotowane.pl

doc.pisz.pl

pdf.pisz.pl

razem.keep.pl