To Invade New York....
To Invade New York....
Free DownloadIt would be foolish to do a thing a hard way, when there is such an easy way. In a technically dependent culture, people become quite helpless, really....
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ating ones."
"I don't follow."
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"The highways leading into and out of this island. Regardless of the number of lanes, if one automobile breaks down, traffic is immobilized for miles. Multiply that by several dozen, all at the same time, on all the entrances and exits to the island, and no earthly power could untangle that situation in less than a week, if then!"
His words evoked an image of metal monsters, stretched as far as the eye could see, steam pouring from their overheated radiators as they raucously bleated for help.
"All this can be accomplished quite simply and inexpensively," continued my bearded little man. "However, what of subsurface transportation?"
"You mean the subway system?"
"Exactly. Once again, simplicity is the key. What do subway riders use to gain entrance through the turnstiles? Tokens. Let us suppose that on this same given day the majority of tokens distributed are all fractionally larger than normal. Not enough to be noticed
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A spy story, of sorts. An irritating professor of ancient Roman history explains to his drinking buddy how he came to learn about a plot to paralyze New York and leave the country open to invasion.
An interesting version of the 'take away the technology and society falls on its face' story. The writing is okay, except that the professor and the agent are both insufferable.
An interesting version of the 'take away the technology and society falls on its face' story. The writing is okay, except that the professor and the agent are both insufferable.
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