Early in his career, Mr. Twain might denounce his targets with high-pitched streams of comical invective. Twain called Human beings "Descended from Apes"-- "The Damned Human Race" -- not primarily for being sensuous, but for cruelty, superstition, steadfast imperviousness to knowledge, and neglect of compassion. Whatever your verdict on this issue, have a sense of proportion. The world is sparked by one pole, but is built and sustained by the much more lavish telephone system at the other pole. Mike