“This is an internal combustion engine.” “Yes,” I agreed. “This is an abomination against nature.” Hardwir let go of the mangled hood. It fell, broke off, and crashed to the ground. “I won’t do it.” Arland’s eyes blazed. He gathered himself, somehow turning larger. “What do you mean, you won’t do it?” “I won’t do it! I swore an engineer’s oath. I owe obligations to my profession, obligations which bind me to practice my craft with integrity and to preserve the precious nature of the universe.” Hardwir stabbed his gauntleted finger in the direction of the engine. “It poisons the environment,
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