"The matter of sending flowers by telegram is not a matter of taking a bouquet to the office and having the items sent by electricity to Northern Landing. A message is sent--an order to ship or deliver. It makes no difference whether the order be given in person or sent by spacegram. It is a communication that counts. In this device, a communication is sent which directs the device to produce a replica of the transmitted object. Ergo it must fall under the realm of communications. I will now demonstrate this effect, and also one other effect which is similar to telegraphic communications." Tinkin ignored Hamilton's outstretched hand, and put the watch in the cabinet. Hamilton roared, but Tinkin held up a hand to stop him. "I assure you that this will cause no ill effects. We have repaired the damage." "For every minute of delay between now and the moment I receive my watch, I shall fine you one hundred dollars for contempt of court." "Well worth it," smiled Tinkin. Channing pressed the switch. * * * * * _Click!_ went the receiver, and from a slide, Channing removed the judge's watch. With a flourish, he started it, and handed it to the judge, who glared. "Now," added Tinkin, "I wish to add-- _Click!_ "--two objects may be similar in form-- _Click!_ "--but can not be identities! _Click!_ "However, two communications-- _Click!_ "--may be dissimilar in form-- _Click!_ "--but identical in meaning! _Click!_ "We have before us-- _Click!_ "--a condition where-- _Click!_ "--identical messages are-- _Click!_ "--being reproduced in identical form-- _Click!_ "--just like a bunch of-- _Click!_ "--carbon copies!" _Click!_ "The production rate of which-- _Click!_ "--will be high enough-- _Click!_ "--to lower the cost-- _Click!_ "--of this previously rare item-- _Click!_ "--until it is well within the reach of all." _Click!_ "Just as in communications-- _Click!_ "--we may send an order-- _Click!_ "--directing the fabrication-- _Click!_ "--of several hundred similar items! _Click!_ "And our supplier will bill us-- _Click!_ "--for them later!" _Brrr-rup!_ "That last buzz or burp was a signal that we have reached the end of our matter bank. Our credit, for example, has run out. However, Dr. Channing is about to make a substantial deposit with the manufacturer, and we will resume operations later. I ask you-- _Click!_ "--can you do this with energy?" _Click!_ "Stop that infernal-- _Click!_ "--machine before I have you all held for disrespect, perjury, contempt of court, and grand larceny!" yelled the judge. Channing stopped the machine and started to hand out the carbon-copy watches to the audience, who received them with much glee. Kingman came to life at this point. He rose from his chair and started to object, but he was stopped by Tinkin who leaned over and whispered: