"Thirty-four, I think."
"I counted thirty-five."
"Maybe you're right. I—I'm not sure."
"Found any deviants yet?"
"Uh—I haven't run any tests yet, sir."
Franklin's voice went sharp. "Do you need a test to know when a neutroid is talking a blue streak?"
"What do you mean?"
"Just this. We've found at least a dozen of Delmont's units that have mental ages that correspond to their physical age. What's more, they're functioning females, and they have normal pituitaries. Know what that means?"
"They won't take an age-set then," Norris said. "They'll grow to adulthood."
"And have children."