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.LP .ce .ps 18 .B MY VIOLET DUCHY .R .ps 10 .B tags: 1967, margaret, tab1, tab2, violet .R .PP .ps 12 Mother fitted Violet's mask into place, but that did nothing to cap the jet of words spraying from her face. .PP .ps 12 I .I hated .R my sister. .PP .ps 12 Violet: "All of this leaf stuff is still undecided. It'll be difficult to unseat the pressure screen in this household, especially with Dad. I wouldn't wager my summer vacation on that contraption. I doubt if he'll buy it from you." .PP .ps 12 Thomas: "The thing about this device neither of you seem to understand is that it's much more than a simple substitute for the pressure screen. Just look at it's features! The interface is remarkable, even to functional illiterates such as yourselves. See how it responds so readily to the touch of my finger? I'm certain he'll be as excited about it as I am." .PP .ps 12 Mother: "Isn't this a bit like that old LCD screen you dug out of the back yard, Thomas? I don't understand what's so interesting about it. It doesn't even .I speak. .R Violet is probably right: your father is not going to compensate you for this find, I'm afraid..." .PP .ps 12 Thomas: "..." .PP .ps 12 Violet: "He's not going to allow it into the house anyway. Are .I you .R going to tell him where you found it, or should I? .I Ouch, .R Mom, the pin goes into my blouse, not my neck!" .PP .ps 12 Thomas: "Sure, I'll tell him. Though I'm not convinced his consent is even relevant at this point. How is he going to say no when the device could prove indispensable to his work? Classical pressure screens are not going to be interoperable with the new networks. Is Dad going to let us go broke just so he can pretend the market still values his pre-war skillset?" .PP .ps 12 Mother: "Thomas." .PP .ps 12 Thomas: "Blame the market. I didn't invent supply and demand. Finding this thing in the trash doesn't .I make .R it trash." .PP .ps 12 Violet: "I have to wonder if there's any significant .I purpose .R to all of these upgrades. In a few months time there'll be another new device to replace this one, and then, in the fall, a new device to replace .I that .R one. Haven't you discerned a pattern yet, Thomas?" .PP .ps 12 Thomas: "I haven't the slightest idea what you're on about."