Colossus
“He did not know whether to feel relieved or not. At last it was something he could deal with. The message read:TRANSMITTER AND GUARDIAN RECEPTION OFF AT 1330 GMTForbin cast around for a chair; he found one in a bay window, a beautiful piece clearly for display only, but he neither knew nor cared. He dragged it carelessly across and dumped it down before the teletype. As he sat down, it registered dimly that the President was bearing down upon him.“I think you are nuts, Forbin,” began the Presid...ent simply, but prepared to elaborate on the theme. “I can only think that your responsibility—”Forbin gestured impatiently, “OK, OK, I’m nuts. Right now you’d better humor me. Get a chair, sit down, and for God’s sake keep quiet.”The President caught sight of the message on the machine and was, for the moment, sidetracked. “What’s so shaking about that?” he demanded.But Forbin paid no attention. The President was about to open up again, when the teletype produced another message.ACKNOWLEDGE LAST MESSAGE“Um.MoreLess
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