At his console he hesitated between dialing for a thalamic suppressant (which would abolish his mood of rage) or a thalamic stimulant (which would make him irked enough to win the argument).
"If you dial," Iran said, eyes open and watching, "for greater venom, then I'll dial the same."
From Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?, by Philip K. Dick.
Published by Doubleday in 1968.
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