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The narrative begins in an office setting with Henry Kuran meeting department chief Morton Twombly, discussing international competition, new products, and undercutting prices, then escorting into an inner office expected by another major. The excerpt continues a tense, Cold War-themed exchange.","Combat  \nReynolds, Mack  \nPublished: 1960  \nType(s): Short Fiction, Science Fiction  \nSource: [http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/30712](http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/30712)  \nAbout Reynolds:  \nDallas McCord \"Mack\" Reynolds (November 11, 1917 - January 30, 1983) was an American science fiction writer. His pen names included Clark Collins, Mark Mallory, Guy McCord, Dallas Ross and Maxine Reynolds. Many of his stories were published in Galaxy Magazine and Worlds of If Magazine. He was quite popular in the 1960s, but most of his work subsequently went out of print. He was an active supporter of the Socialist Labor Party. Consequently, many of his stories have a reformist theme, and almost all of his novels explore economic issues to some degree. Most of Reynolds' stories took place in Utopian societies, many of which fulfilled L. L. Zamenhof's dream of Esperanto used worldwide as a universal second language. His novels predicted manythings which have come to pass, including pocket computers and a world-wide computer network with information available at one's fingertips. Source: Wikipedia  \nAlso available on Feedbooks for Reynolds:  \n• Adaptation (1960)  \n• I'm a Stranger Here Myself (1960)  \n• Medal of Honor (1960)  \n• Mercenary (1962)  \n• The Common Man (1963)  \n• Gun for Hire (1960)  \n• Unborn Tomorrow (1959)  \n• Revolution (1960)  \n• Subversive (1962)  \n• Summit (1960)  \nCopyright: Please read the legal notice included in this e-book and/or check the copyright status in your country.  \nNote: This book is brought to you by Feedbooks.  \n[http://www.feedbooks.com](http://www.feedbooks.com)  \nStrictly for personal use, do not use this file for commercial purposes.  \nTranscriber's Note:  \nThis etext was produced from Analog Science Fact & Fiction October 1960. Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed.  \nH enry Kuran answered a nod here and there, a called out greeting  \nfrom a desk an aisle removed from the one along which he was progressing, finally made the far end of the room. He knocked at the door and pushed his way through before waiting a response.  \nThere were three desks here. He didn't recognize two of the girls who looked up at his entry. One of them began to say something, but then Betty, whose desk dominated the entry to the inner sanctum, grinned a welcome at him and said, \"Hank! How was Peru? We've been expecting you.\"  \n\"Full of Incas,\" he grinned back. \"Incas, Russkies and Chinks. A poor capitalist conquistador doesn't have a chance. Is the boss inside?\"  \n\"He's waiting for you, Hank. See you later.\"  \nHank said, \"Um-m-m,\" and when the door clicked in response to the button Betty touched, pushed his way into the inner office.  \nMorton Twombly, chief of the department, came to his feet, shook hands abruptly and motioned the other to a chair.  \n\"How're things in Peru, Henry?\" His voice didn't express too much real interest.  \nHank said, \"We were on the phone just a week ago, Mr. Twombly. It's about the same. No, the devil it is. The Chinese have just run in their new People's Car. They look something like our jeep station-wagons did fifteen years ago.\"  \nTwombly stirred in irritation. \"I've heard about them.\"  \nHank took his handkerchief from his breast pocket and polished his rimless glasses. He said evenly, \"They sell for just under two hundred dollars.\"  \n\"Two hundred dollars?\" Twombly twisted his face. \"They can't transport them from China for that.\"  \n\"Here we go again,\" Hank sighed. \"They also can't sell pressure cookers for a dollar apiece, nor cameras with f.2 lenses for five bucks. Not to speak of the fact that the Czechs can't sell shoes for fifty cents a pair and, of course, the Russkies can't sell premium gasoline for five cents agallon.\"  \nTwombly muttered, \"They undercut our prices faster than we can vote through new subsidies. Where's it going to end Henry?\"  \n\"I don't know. 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