Metamorphosis Page #3

Casual genetic errors of reproduction

produced mutations which

the environment selected,

rewarding the most adaptable

and suppressing the others.

Do you understand?

It's the environment itself

which establishes the rules of the game.

Try to imagine what would happen

if among many genetic errors occur

one produced an individual which

never aged,

therefore didn't die and who reproduced

other individuals like himself.

Well, first the environment

would reward such a species.

But before long, the species

would become so dominant

that every source known to man

and space would be used up.

Is that what you mean?

Right.

And in more or less time,

the race will become extinguished

and leave a desert behind.

Where did you go to college?

Columbia.

I'm convinced that the

process of life defends itself

by instilling the obligation

of death to each individual.

In other words, death is

the price we must pay

for the survival of our species.

At least until now.

If he had just followed

customary procedure,

nobody would have questioned him

about anything.

Foolishness.

Insubordination simply cannot be

tolerated in a university like this one.

However, before we shoot

this whole thing down altogether

I would suggest examining this

project without prejudice.

Now we have a lawyer for the defense!

I'm defending this institute.

It would be very unpleasant

to see his experiments

published by another university,

especially if it turned out to be correct.

Has his assistant been questioned?

What's his name? Willy Carson.

No, not yet.

Willy, are you on foot?

No, I've got my car parked

just a block down the street.

Get in, I'll give you a ride.

No, please, don't bother yourself.

It's only a few steps away.

Willy.

I insist.

How was lunch?

You were the main dish.

They served you up

in every possible sauce.

They'll have a bad case of indigestion.

They've decided to suspend

your research.

They want to verify all the experiments

that you've carried out till now.

They can't do it.

I have a contract which gives me the

liberty of leaving and going elsewhere.

They won't let you to leave.

Experiments with human fetuses

was not authorized.

If you leave, they will defer you

to the disciplinary committee.

That could block your work for years.

I'm sorry, Peter.

It's not your fault.

You're not to blame.

Lloyd's been trying to screw me

for a long time.

What will you do?

You'll be the first to know.

Yes?

Hey Peter, Lloyd stopped me today.

He asked me to work with him.

He doesn't lose any time, does he?

What's happening, Peter?

I'm trapped.

As soon as they get the authorization,

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