A device which could decontaminate any bit of radioactive matter would be invaluable--only it was impossible. But Doctor Velikof was ready to demonstrate just such a machine! The visitor arriving at General Atomic Research climbed a broad flight of stairs and then encountered a sort of plaza presided over by a rare combination of brains and beauty. Here the visitor inspected the beauty while the brains inspected the visitor's credentials. After which mutual inspection the visitor stepped into the exact center of a long corridor and turned either to the right or to the left, depending upon which of the two main offices he was to visit.…
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