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01 For the Benefit of Mankind003（第1页）

01　FortheBeofMankind003

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‘Propertyissaourworld，too.’

‘OheldbysomethiheSocialMae，’explaihealien.‘TheSocialMaeowerfuleem，anditsEnforcerscouldbefoundineverytheplaheseunitshanmosquitoes，buttheyableofkillinghundredsirike.TheywereheThreeLawsproposedbyyourAsimov，butbythefualpriheFirstEarthstitution，thatprivatepropertyshallbeiwouldbeiheybroughtaboutautocraforcedthelawwithabsoluteimpartiality，andshowednofavortothewealthy.Ifthepitifulpropertyofsomepoorfellowderthreat，theywouldprotestrictacewiththestitution.

&hepowerfulproteoftheSocialMae，thewealthofFirstEarthflowedreleoocketsofay.Tomakemattersworse，teologieedthereliaiedthepropertyless.Onyourworld，therieedthepoor，becausefactoriesstillneedworkers.Oh，maolongerneededhumaors，andhigh-efficyrobotscouldperformahepooroteveheirlabor，andtheysankintoabsolutedestitutiohistraheeicrealityofFirstEarth，vastlyagthetratiohinjustafewpeople’shands.

‘Iwouldoexplainthehighlyplexprocessofwealthtrationtoyou，’thealiensaid，‘butiresemblesthemovementsofyourwreat-graime，sixtypertofthewealthohwastrolledbytenmillionperaime，eightypertofourastrolledbytenthousandpemyfather’slifetime，ofthewealthbelofortytwopeople.WhenIwasborn，capitalismhadreacheditsapexoh，andhadworkedanunbelievablemiraety-heplahwasheldbyasihispersonbeastheLastCapitalist.

‘Whiledisparitiesinstandardsofliviedamowobilliorolledjustoheworld’swealthintotal.Thatistosay，FirstEarthhadbeeaworldwithoneriandtwobillionimpoverishedpeople.Allthewhile，thestitutionalinviolabilityofprivatepropertyremai，andtheSocialMaefaithfullycarriedoutitsdutytoprotectthepropertyofasoleindividual.’

‘DoyouwanttoknowwhattheLastCapitalistowhealienraisedhisvoice.‘HeowEarth!EverytaheplabecamehisparlorroardemosphereofFirstEarthwasamonghispersoy.

‘Theremainingtwobillionindividualsinhabitedfullyencloseddwellings–miniature，self-edlife-supportunits.Theylivedsealedawayiinyworlds，sustaiheiroliesofwater，air，soil，andotherresources.TheohatdidheLastCapitalist，ahingtheycouldlawfullytakefromtheoutsideworld，wassunlight.

‘Myhomesatoasmallriver，edgedbygreengrass.Themeadowsstrettotheriverbedandbeyond，sweepiheemeraldfoothillsianinside，wecouldhearthesoundsofbirdstwitteringandfishleapingfromthewater，andwecouldseeunhurriedherdsbytheriverbanks，butitwasthesightofthegrassripplihatIfoundparticularlybewitg.

‘Buthisbeloous.Myfamilywasstritheoutsideworld，andwelywatairtightportholesthateverbeopeogooutside，itwashanairlock，asifwewereexitioouterspatruth，ourhomewasverymuchlikeaspaceship–thedifferehehostileewasontheinside!Welybreathethefoulairsuppliedbyourlife-supportsystem，lydrihathadbeeeredamilliontimesover，lyfoodprodugourow.Andallthewhile，onlyasinglearatedusfromthevast，bountifulworldofnature.Wheside，wedressedlikeastronautsandbroughtourownfoodandwater.Weevenbrentaheair，afterall，beloous，buttotheLastCapitalist.

‘Ofcourse，wecouldaffordtheoalsplurge.Onweddingsorholidays，wewouldleaveourclosedlittlehomeandluxuriateidoors.Thatfirstbreathofnaturalairositivelyintoxig.Itwasfaienoughtomakeyoucry.Itwashough.Wehadtosill-sizedairmetersbeforewewentout，whichmeasuredexauchairwebreathed.Everytimeweinhaled，afeewasdeduourbankat.Thiswasaluxuryformostofthepoor，somethingtheycouldaffordowiceayear.Weoexertourselveswhileoutdoors.Wemostlyjustsatandtrolled.Beforewereturnedhome，wehadtocarefullyscrapethesolesofourshoes，becausethesoiloutsidewasnotourstokeep.’

&Earthlingpausedforamoment.‘Iwilltellyouhowmymotherdied，hesaidslowly.‘Idowures，sherefrainedfromleavingthehouseforthreeyears.Sheooutevenonholidays.Ohappened，shemaoslippasttheairlockdoorsinhersleep.Shehadtohavebeendreamingaboutnature.WhenshewasdiscoveredbyanEnforcer，shehadalreadywaefar.Itsawthatshehadnotswallowedadraggedherbae，gheraboutthehametaleverirangleher.Byprevehing，itooproteother’sieproperty–theair.Shewasdeadbythetimeshearrivedhome.TheEnforcerdroppedherdishehadittedlary.Wewerefiweotpay，somymother’sbodywasfisstead.Youshouldknoseisapregforapoorfamily–sevesweightislusafewotherresources.Thevalueofmymother’scorpse，however，otcoverthefiheSocialMaesiphonedoffanamountofairthatdedtotheremaihedebt.

‘Theairsupplyinourfamily’slife-supportsystemwasalreadycriticallylow，aswelackedthefundstoreplenishit.Theremovalofmoreairputourverysurvivalatrisk.Ioreplacethelostoxygen，thelife-supportsystemwasforcedtoseparatesomeofitswaterreshelectrolysis.Uhisoperatioiresystemtodeterioratesharply.Themainputerissuedanalarm:ifwedidnotaddfifteeertothesystem，itwouldexactlythirtyhours.Theglowhtsfilledeveryroom.

‘Wesideredstealiheriveroutside，butsooheplan.WewouldbaeithoutbeiheomEnforcers.Myfatherthoughtforawhile，aoldmenottoworryandtogotobed.ThoughIwasterrified，oxygeioin，a.Idonotknowhowmuchtimehadpassedwhenarobotnudgedmeawake.Ithadeheresourversiowasdoe.Itpoioabucketofcrystalclearwaterahisisyourfather.’

‘Resourversionvehiclesweremobileinstallationsthatvertedhumaoresourcesthatcouldbeutilizedbyhouseholdlife-supportsystems.Myfatherhadutilizedtheservicetoextracteverylastdropofwaterfromhisownbody，whilenotoersfromourhouse，thatprettylittleriverburbledinthemoonlight.Theresourversiontruckalsoextractedafewotherusefulthingsfromhisbodyforourlife-supportsystem:aerofgrease，abottleofcalciumtablets，evenapieaslargeasa.’

Thealieoself.‘Thewaterfrommyfatherrescuedourlife-supportsystem，andIlivedon.Igrewupdaybyday，andsoonfiveyearshadpassed.Onefallevening，asIlhtheportholeattheworldoutside，Isuddenlynotieonejoggingalongtheriverbank.Iwasastonished:whowassantthattheywoulddarebreathelikethatoutside?!Uponacloserlook，Irealizedititalisthimself!

‘Heslowedhispacetoastroll，adownonarockbytheriver’sedge，dippingoothewater.Helookedlikeatrimmiddle-agedman，butiy，hewasovertwothousandyearsold.Geieeringguarahewouldliveforatleastawomillennia，perhapseveheseemedperfearytome.

‘Twoyearslater，myhome’slifesupportsystemfuedonall-sslikethatwerebouedlifespaually，thewholesystembrokedown.Astheoxygeheairsupplydwindled，IswallowedaerahedoorbeforeIfellintoananoxia.Likeeveryotherpersonwhoselife-supportsystemhadfailed，Istoicallyacceptedmyfate:IwouldbreatheawaythelastofthepitifulsavingsinmyadthenIwouldbesuffocatedorshotbyanEnforcer.

‘Ifoundthereweremanyotherpeopleoutside.Themassfailuresofhouseholdlife-supportsystemshadbegun.AgargantuanEnforcerhoveredaboveusandbroadalwarning:‘s，youhaveiosomeoneelse’shome.Youhaveittedanact.Pleaseleaveimmediately!Otherwise…’

‘Leave?Wherecouldwego?Therewasobreatheiherwiththeothers，Ibhthegreengrassalongtheriver，lettispringbreezerushoverourpallidfagtogooutinablazeofglory…

‘Idon’tknoeranbeforewerealizedwehadlohedupthelasts，aheEnforottakena.JusttheCapitalist’svoiedforthfromthemassiveEingintheair.

‘Hello，everyoomyhumblehome!

‘Iampleasedtohavesomas，andIhopeyouhaveenjoyedyourselvesinmygarden.Youwillhavetiveme，however，buttherearejusttoomanyofyou.Asofthismoment，almostonebillionpeopleworldwidehavelefttheirowheirlife-supportsystemsfailed，andhavewalkediherbillionmaybeclosebehind.Youhavetrespassedonmyprivatepropertyahehabitatihtsofyourfellow.TheSocialMaeislawfullyempoweredtotakeatoendyourlives，andifIhadnotdissuadeditfromdoingjustthat，youwouldallhavebeeheEnforcers’laserslongago.Inanycase，Ididdissuadeit.Iamagentlemanwhohasreceivedthebesteduavailable，asinmyhome–evenunlawfulihcourtesyayoumustimagihingsfrommyperspective.Twobilliosisafewtoomahemostthoughtfulhost，andIamsomeonewhoeude.Therefore，Imustaskyoualltoleave.Ireize，ofcourse，thatthereishfo，butIhavetakenitupooprepareafleetoftwentythousandspaceshipsforyou.

‘Eachshipisthesizeofamediumdtravelatohespeedoflight.Whiletheshipsarenotequippedwithpletelife-supportsystems，thereareenenicchambersonboardtoholdalltwobillionofyouforfiftythousahisistheoinoursolarsystem，soyouwillhavetosearewhomelandamoars，butIamyouwillfindsuchaplathevastheos，isitreallyocrowdthislittleine?Youhaveoreseainedmyhhperfectlyreasonableaemeans.Igotmystartasthemanagerofasmallfeminispany，andtothisday，Ihavereliedonlyonmyownbusinesssavvy.Iamalaw-abidiheSocialMaehasprotedwilluetoprotedmylegalproperty.Itwilley，however，soIadviseeveryogoingassoonaspossible.

‘Outofrespeoiin，Iwillrememberyou，andIhopeyouwillrememberme.Takecare.’

‘AndthatishowwecametoFourthEarth，’cludedtheFirstEarthling.‘elastedforthirtythousandyears.Welostnearlyhalfourfleetwhilewanderihroughthestars.Somedisappearedamidsti;someedbyblackholes…Buttenthousandshipssurvived，andonebilliohisworld.AndthatisthestoryofFirstEarth，thestoryoftwobillionpoorpeopleandoneri.’

‘Ifyoudidnotintervene，wouldourworldrepeatthistale?’SmoothboreaskedaftertheFirstEarthlingfinishedhisnarration.