roupisagainstthewar.Butthewargoeson.IwassenttoClevelandtotalktotheengiheengineersweremeetinginCleveland.Iposedtopersuadethemnottodowhattheyaregoingtodo.ItookUniteds4:45fromLaGuardiaarrivinginClevelandat6:13.Clevelandisdarkblueatthathour.Iwentdirectlytothemotel,wheretheengineersweremeeting.HundredsofengiteheClevelaing.Ino?ticedmanyfracturesamongtheengineers,ban?dages,tra.Inoticedearedtobefrac?tureofthecarpalscaphoidinsixexamples.Inotiumerousfracturesofthehumeralshaft,oftheoscalcis,ofthepelvicgirdle.Inoticedahighinceofclay-shovellersfracture.Icouldnotatforthesefractures.Theengineersweremakingcalculations,takingmeasurements,sketgontheblackboard,drinkihrowingbread,buttonholingemployers,hurlingglassesintothefireplace.Theywerefriendly.

    Theywerefriendly.Theywerefullofloveandinformation.Thechiefengineerworeshades.Pa?tellainMonkstra,clamshellfracturebythelookofit.Hewasstandinginaslumofbeerbottlesandmicrophonecable."HavesomeofthischialaIsambardKingdomBruheGreatIngineer,"hesaid."Anddeclarewhoyouareandwhatwedoforyou.Whatisyourline,distinguishedguest?"

    "Software,"Isaid."Ineverysense.Iamhererepresentingasmallgroupofiedparties.Weareiedinyourthing,whichseemstobefuning.Inthemidstofsomuchdysfun,funisiing.Otherpeoplesthingsdoobew.TheStateDepartmentsthiseemtobew.TheU.N.sthiseemtobew.Thedemocraticleftsthiseemtobew.Buddhasthing--"

    "Askusanythingaboutourthing,whichseemstobew,"thechiefengineersaid."Wewillopenourheartsaoy