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01 For the Benefit of Mankind002（第6页）
Smoothbunaawayfromthehelightlysqueezedthetrigger。Snubnose’shammerroseuhefully-cockedpositioofireattheslightesttouch。
‘Areyoupolice?’Smoothboreaskedcasually。
&rangershookhishead。
‘Thengocallthem。’
&oodstill。
‘Iwillnotshootyouinthebalyprocessworkspemytract。’
‘tly，wearenottointerveneinhumanaffairs。’themanrepliedevenly。
HiswordsstruckSmoothborelikeaboltoflightning。Hisgripsladthehammerofhisrevolverfellbatoplace。Hepeeredcloselyatthestraheglowofthestarships，heearanan。
‘You’ve…alreadylahboreasked，anunonwaverinhisvoice。
‘Welaimeago。’
Standingatopalandfillsomewhereoh，aloledoverthetwoindividualsfromdifferentworlds。Thethick，warmairsuddeifling。Smoothborewaosaysomething，anythisofthepastfetedaquestioherepoorpeopleandrichpeoplewhereyou?’
&Earthlingsmiledandsaid，‘Ofcourse。Iampesturedtowardstheringofstarsabovethem。‘Asarethey。’
‘Holeareupthere?’
‘Ifyoumeanthoseofusintheshipsyouow，aboutfivehuhousathevahousandmoreshipswillarriveinafewyearsfromnonebillion。’
‘Abilliohbore。‘They…’tallbepoor，they?’
&one。’edthealien。
‘Holearethereoh?’
‘Twobillion。’
‘Howanypeopleononeworldbepoor?’
‘Howanypeopleononeworldnotbepoor?’teredthealien。
‘Iwouldthink，’Smoothboresaid，‘thattoomanypoorpeoplewoulddestabilizeaouldmakethingsdiffiiddleandupperclassesaswell。’
‘AtthisstageofFourthEarth’sdevelopment，thatistrue。’
&Earthlingbowedhisheadahis，andthenreplied，‘WhydohestoryoftheridpoorofFirstEarth?’
‘I’dliketohearit。’Smoothboretuosebatohisunderarmholster。
‘Ourtwohumancivilizationsareremarkablysimilar，’begahepathsyoufolloetravelledbeforeyou，aoo，livedthroughanerasimilartoyourpresent。Althoughthedistributiohwasuneven，oursocietystruckabalaion，ridpooralike，wasamanageablesize，anditwasowealthiyearassressed。Mostpeoplelookedforwardtoanageofperfectprreatharmony。Butwesoothingswerefarmorepliwehadimagihebalancewehadachievedwouldsooroyed。’
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&ion。YouknowthatiageofFourthEarth，eduisthesolemeansofsodancy。Ifsocietyisaifiedbydiffereureandsaliionisapipethatectstheofloortothesurfadpreveeisolationofeachlayer。’
‘Sthatfewerandfewerpoorpeoplecouldaffordtoattey?’
&hecostofhigheredugrewinglyexpeilitbecameaprivilegereservedforthesonsahesocialelite。However，thepriceoftraditioios，eveniftheywereosiderations，sowhilethepipegrewgossamer-thin，itdidnotvanishpletely。Butoheappearanatiewteentallygededu。’
Smoothbuess。‘Doyoumeaytotransmitklytothebrain?’
&hedirefusionofknoartofit。Ahumanbraiederputeracitythatfarexceededthatofthebraiheioriedkheputerberecalledbytheimplainctmemories。’Thealiehiswasoheputer’ssedaryfuns。Itlifierofintelligenamplifier，anditcouldraisehumanthoughttoawholenewlevel。Suddenly，kelligehought–eveionofmind，charadaesthetit–wereoditiesthatcouldbepurchased。’
‘Musthavebeenexpensive。’observedSmoothbore。
‘Incrediblyso。ExpressedinyourtmohecostofthispremiumeduflepersotobuyingtwoorthreeoysquaremeterapartmentsinoneofShanghai’sprimeneighborhoods。’
&uch，therewouldstillbeafewwhocouldaffordit。’
Smoothborehesitated。‘Richpeopleandpoorpeerthesame…thesame…’
‘Theridtheperthesamespecies。Therichwereasdifferenttothepoorastheps。Theperpeople。’
Smasped。‘Thatmusthavegedeverything。’
‘Itgedmanythings。First，thefaemaintainedabalahahepoorpopulatiooexist。Evenifdogsoutnumberedhumans，theywouldbeuabilizethefoundationsofhumaworst，thedisruptionwouldbeahreatening。’Thealiehoughthewillfulkillingofadogmightbeapunishableoffeisnotlikekillingaperson。Whehahreatenedbyrabies，itisjudgedacceptabletoputalldogsdooorpeoplehingedonoeristihood。Whenthepoorceasedtobepeople，andalloweenridpoorvahyfollowedsuit。Thiswashumanity’ssedevolutiosplitfromapes，itwasduetoiofromthepoor，itwasduetoanequallysacredlaw:theinviolabilityofprivateproperty。’
