4 Even if a lot of those computers will be used for other purposes instead,
5 aLike controlling all those tremendously powerful weapons of mass destruction,
6 And counting all the bdollars it would cost to clean up the chemical garbage,
7 Which will turn out to be too many dollars if the company's going to keep on making a decent profit…
8 What's that you say?
9 When am I going to start giving you the good news?
10 O Adam, I'm sorry.
11 I apologize.
12 The future can be a hard thing to take sometimes.
13 I promise I will finish with only good things,
14 Which there are a lot of,
15 Because the good things are all things,
16 cWhich there will be a lot of.
CHAPTER 461 dThere will be things for children,
2 Including cribs, and diapers, and safety pins, and sleepers with reinforced knees, and strollers, and picture books, and cute little shoes, and baby bottles, and sterile nipples, and scientifically designed formulas to take the place of emother's milk,
3 fAnd high chairs, and blankets, and warm little outfits, and tiny little parkas, and playpens, and rattles, and dolls, and mobiles, and stuffed teddy bears,
4 gAnd medicine, and incubators for the prematurely born, and treatments for birth defects, and ointments for diaper rash, and pacifiers to ease teething pain, and vaccines for childhood diseases like measles, and scarlet fever, and whooping cough, and infantile paralysis,
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5 hAnd schoolbooks, and schools, and libraries full of books, and playgrounds full of toys, and jacks, and balls, and gloves, and ibaseball jbats, and kites, and swings, and sliding boards, and wading pools, and little nurse uniforms, and dolls with complete wardrobes, and miniature stoves, and building blocks, and ktoy guns, and little soldier helmets, and cowboy hats, and mittens, and lsleds, and bicycles with a bell on the handlebars,
6 And records, and mradios, and ntelevision sets, and roller rinks, and ice skates, and ocandy bars, and soft drinks, and encyclopedias, and eyeglasses, and scooters, and basketball hoops, and charm bracelets, and hula hoops, and modeling clay, and rocking horses, and jigsaw puzzles, and finger paints, and pelectric trains, and go-karts, and dollhouses, and many many other things besides,
7 And some Capitalist will make money on every one of these things.
CHAPTER 471 qThere will be things for women,
2 Including rdiamond rings, and spearl necklaces, and emerald earrings, and ruby brooches, and tmink stoles, and sable coats, and ermine hats, and leather purses, and ujewelry made of gold and silver and platinum, and trench coats, and plaid skirts, and silk blouses, and slacks, and slippers, and riding boots, and high heels,
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