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R. U. R.
Busman
Of course. But in the meantime, we've dumped five hundred thousand tropical Robots down on the Argentine pampas to grow corn. Would you mind telling me how much you pay a pound for bread?
Helena
I've no idea.
Busman
Well, I'll tell you. It now costs two cents in good old Europe. A pound of bread for two cents, and the Humanity League knows nothing about it. Miss Glory, you don't realize that even that's too expensive. Why, in five years' time I'll wager
Helena
What?
Busman
That the cost of everything won't be a tenth of what it is now. Why, in five years we'll be up to our ears in corn and everything else.
Alquist
Yes, and all the workers throughout the world will be unemployed.
