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won the presidential election yesterday?"
The man behind the desk laughed. "You joking? You
know damn well. Deutscher, of course! Who else? Not that
damn weakling Keith. We got an iron man now, a man
with guts, by God!" The official stopped. "What's wrong?"
Eckels moaned. He dropped to his knees. He scrabbled
at the golden butterfly with shaking fingers. "Can't we," he
pleaded to the world, to himself, to the officials, to the
Machine, "can't we take it back, can't we make it alive
again? Can't we start over? Can't we"
He did not move. Eyes shut, he waited, shivering. He
heard Travis breathe loud in the room; he heard Travis
shift his rifle, click the safety catch, and raise the weapon.
There was a sound of thunder.