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1、VersionHistoryTheMountainWithoutaNameWhenMorrisonleftheadquarterstent,Denguetheobserverwasasleepwithhismouthopen,sprawledlooselyinacanvaschair.Morrisonnottoawakenhim.Hehadenoughtroubleonhishands.Hehadtoseeadeputationofnatives,thesameidiotswhohadbeendru
2、mmingfromthecliffs.Andthenhehadtosuper•visethedestructionmountainwithoutaname.Hisassistant,EdLerner,wastherenow.Butfirst,hehadtocheckthemostrecentaccident.Itwasnoonwhenhewalkedthroughtheworkcamp,andthemenweretakingtheirlunchbreak,leaningagainsttheirgig
3、anticmachinessandwichesandsippedcoffee.Itlookednormalenough,butMorrisonhadbeenbossingplane•taryconstructionlongenoughtoknowNoonekiddedhim,noonegriped.Theysimplysatonthedustygroundintheshadeoftheirbigmachines,waitingforsome•thingelseAbigOwensLandmoverha
4、dbeendamagedthistime.Itsaggedonitsbrokenaxlewherethewreckingganghadleftit.Thetwodriversinthecab,waitingforhim."Howdidithappen?"Morrisonasked."Idon'tknow,"thechiefdriversaid,wipingperspirationfromhiseyes."Felttheroadliftout.Spunsideways,sorta."Morrisong
5、runtedandkickedtheOwens'giganticfrontwheel.ALandmovercoulddroptwentyfeetontorockandcomeupwithoutfender.Theywerethetoughestmachinesbuilt.Fiveofhiswereoutofcommissionnow."Nothing'sgoingrightonthisjob,"theassistantdriversaid,asthoughthatexplainedeverythin
6、g."You'regettingcareless,"Morrisonsaid."Youcan'twheel12CitizeninSpaceTheMountainWithoutaName3thatriglikeyouwereonEarth.Howfastwereyougoing?""Weweredoingfifteendoyouwantoutofme?DoyouthinkI'mstalling?milesanhour,"thechiefdriveryourlousycontractand—"said.
7、"Nownow,"Mr.Shotwellsaidhurriedly."Ididn't"Sureyouwere,"Morrisonsaid.personallyMorrison.Webelieve—weknow—that"It'sthetruth!Theroadsortadroppedout—"maninplanetaryconstruction.Butthestock•holders—""Yeah,"Morrisonsaid."Whenwillyouguysgetitthroughyourthick
8、skulls"I'lldothebestIcan,"Morrisonsaid,andsignedoff.youaren'tdrivingtheIndianapolisspeedway.I'mdockingyoubothahalf-day's"Rough,rough,"theradiooperatormurmured.wages."stockholderswouldliketocomeoutherewiththeirlittleHeturnedandwalkedaway
