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Importance of Control
The car traveled like it knew the way through wide, empty streets and past
treed gardens and colorful ower beds. It was not hard to nd Lewis Street.
No. 161 was a striking white, rough-cast, two-story, which was laid back from
the road. A smooth landing in a quiet smelter town, far from the research
center and the city lights.
The general manager had asked, in an airport interview three months ago,
why he wanted this job. “You’re a researcher, not a production guy. What
makes you think it’s for you?”
“I’ve had a lot to do with the plant, John. Working onsite is what I enjoy
most. I think I might be a production guy comi ...