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At the end of the last such discussion, a couple of hours out from the transfer point, Jones lit a cigarette savagely and rasped: "Wherever you start or whatever your angle of approach, he _always_ boils it down to this: 'Subjective time is measured by the number of learning events experienced.' I ask you, Babe, what does that mean? If anything?" "It sounds like it ought to mean _something_, but I'll be damned if I know what." Deston gazed thoughtfully at the incandescent tip of his friend's cigarette. AT THE END OF THE LAST SUCH DISCUSSION A COUPLE OF HOURS OUT FROM THE TRANSPORTER POINT JONES LIT A CIGARETTE SAVAGELY AND RASPED WHEREVER YOU START OR WHATEVER YOUR ANGLE OF APPROACH HE ALWAYS BOILS IT DOWN TO THIS SUBJECTIVE TIME IS MEASURED BY THE NUMBER OF LEARNING EVENTS EXPERIENCED I ASK YOU BABE WHAT DOES THAT MEAN IF ANYTHING IT SOUNDS LIKE IT OUGHT TO MEAN SOMETHING BUT I'LL BE DAMNED IF I KNOW WHAT DESTON GAZED THOUGHTFULLY AT THE INCANDESCENT TIP OF HIS FRIEND CIGARETTE
a Bernice Jones, her name is. A living doll." Although both pregnancies were well advanced, neither was very near full term. Thus it was clear that both periods of gestation were going to be well over a year in length; but none of the five persons who knew it so much as mentioned the fact. To Adams it was only one tiny datum in an incredibly huge and complex mathematical structure. The parents did not want to be pilloried as crackpots, as publicity-seeking liars, or as being unable to count; and they knew that nobody would believe them if they told the truth; even--or especially?--no medical doctor. The more any doctor knew about gynecology and obstetrics, in fact, the less he would believe any such story as theirs. Of what use is it to pit such puny and trivial things as _facts_ against rock-ribbed, iron-bound, entrenched AUTHORITY? The five, however, _knew_; and Deston and Jones had several long and highly unsatisfactory discussions; at first with Adams, and later between themselves. D WE WANTED A GIRL SO SHE IS BARBARA BERNICE JONES HER NAME IS A LIVING DOLL ALTHOUGH BOTH PREGNANCIES WERE WELL ADVANCED NEITHER WAS VERY NEAR FULL TERM THUS IT WAS CLEAR THAT BOTH PERIODS OF GESTATION WERE GOING TO BE WELL OVER A YEAR IN LENGTH BUT NONE OF THE FIVE PERSONS WHO KNEW IT SO MUCH AS MENTIONED THE FACT TO ADAMS IT WAS ONLY ONE TINY DATUM IN AN INCREDIBLY HUGE AND COMPLEX MATHEMATICAL STRUCTURE THE PARENTS DID NOT WANT TO BE PILLORIED AS CRACK POTS AS PUBLIC SEEKING LIARS OR AS BEING UNABLE TO COUNT AND THEY KNEW THAT NOBODY WOULD BELIEVE THEM IF THEY TOLD THE TRUTH EVEN OR ESPECIALLY NO MEDICAL DOCTOR THE MORE ANY DOCTOR KNEW ABOUT GYNECOLOGY AND OBSTETRICS IN FACT THE LESS HE WOULD BELIEVE ANY SUCH STORY AS THEIRS OF WHAT USE IS IT TO PUT SUCH PUNY AND TRIVIAL THINGS AS FACTS AGAINST ROCK RIBBED IRON BOUND INTRENCHED AUTHORITY THE FIVE HOWEVER KNEW AND DESTON AND JONES HAD SEVERAL LONG AND HIGHLY UNSATISFACTORY DISCUSSIONS AT FIRST WITH ADAMS AND LATER BETWEEN THEMSELVES
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