CHILDHOOD_NN1 Abandoned_VVN and_CC Chosen_VVN The_AT Adoption_NN1 When_CS Paul_NP1 Jobs_NN2 was_VBDZ mustered_VVN out_II21 of_II22 the_AT Coast_NN1 Guard_NN1 after_II World_NN1 War_NN1 II_MC ,_, he_PPHS1 made_VVD a_AT1 wager_NN1 with_IW his_APPGE crewmates_NN2 ._. 
They_PPHS2 had_VHD arrived_VVN in_II San_NP1 Francisco_NP1 ,_, where_CS their_APPGE ship_NN1 was_VBDZ decommissioned_VVN ,_, and_CC Paul_NP1 bet_VV0 that_CST he_PPHS1 would_VM find_VVI himself_PPX1 a_AT1 wife_NN1 within_II two_MC weeks_NNT2 ._. 
He_PPHS1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 taut_JJ ,_, tattooed_VVD engine_NN1 mechanic_NN1 ,_, six_MC feet_NN2 tall_JJ ,_, with_IW a_AT1 passing_JJ resemblance_NN1 to_II James_NP1 Dean_NP1 ._. 
But_CCB it_PPH1 was_VBDZ n't_XX his_PPGE looks_VVZ that_CST got_VVD him_PPHO1 a_AT1 date_NN1 with_IW Clara_NP1 Hagopian_JJ ,_, a_AT1 sweet-humored_JJ daughter_NN1 of_IO Armenian_JJ immigrants_NN2 ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ the_AT fact_NN1 that_CST he_PPHS1 and_CC his_APPGE friends_NN2 had_VHD a_AT1 car_NN1 ,_, unlike_II the_AT group_NN1 she_PPHS1 had_VHD originally_RR planned_VVN to_TO go_VVI out_RP with_IW that_DD1 evening_NNT1 ._. 
Ten_MC days_NNT2 later_RRR ,_, in_II March_NPM1 1946_MC ,_, Paul_NP1 got_VVD engaged_JJ to_II Clara_NP1 and_CC won_VVD his_APPGE wager_NN1 ._. 
It_PPH1 would_VM turn_VVI out_RP to_TO be_VBI a_AT1 happy_JJ marriage_NN1 ,_, one_PN1 that_CST lasted_VVD until_II death_NN1 parted_VVD them_PPHO2 more_DAR than_CSN forty_MC years_NNT2 later_RRR ._. 
Paul_NP1 Reinhold_NP1 Jobs_NN2 had_VHD been_VBN raised_VVN on_II a_AT1 dairy_NN1 farm_NN1 in_II Germantown_NP1 ,_, Wisconsin_NP1 ._. 
Even_CS21 though_CS22 his_APPGE father_NN1 was_VBDZ an_AT1 alcoholic_NN1 and_CC sometimes_RT abusive_JJ ,_, Paul_NP1 ended_VVD up_RP with_IW a_AT1 gentle_JJ and_CC calm_JJ disposition_NN1 under_II his_APPGE leathery_JJ exterior_NN1 ._. 
After_II dropping_VVG out_II21 of_II22 high_JJ school_NN1 ,_, he_PPHS1 wandered_VVD through_II the_AT Midwest_NP1 picking_VVG up_RP work_NN1 as_II a_AT1 mechanic_NN1 until_CS ,_, at_II age_NN1 nineteen_MC ,_, he_PPHS1 joined_VVD the_AT Coast_NN1 Guard_NN1 ,_, even_CS21 though_CS22 he_PPHS1 did_VDD n't_XX know_VVI how_RRQ to_TO swim_VVI ._. 
He_PPHS1 was_VBDZ deployed_VVN on_II the_AT USS_NN1 General_NN1 M._NN1 C._NP1 Meigs_NP1 and_CC spent_VVD much_DA1 of_IO the_AT war_NN1 ferrying_VVG troops_NN2 to_II Italy_NP1 for_IF General_JJ Patton_NN1 ._. 
His_APPGE talent_NN1 as_II a_AT1 machinist_NN1 and_CC fireman_NN1 earned_VVD him_PPHO1 commendations_NN2 ,_, but_CCB he_PPHS1 occasionally_RR found_VVD himself_PPX1 in_II minor_JJ trouble_NN1 and_CC never_RR rose_VVD above_II the_AT rank_NN1 of_IO seaman_NN1 ._. 
Clara_NP1 was_VBDZ born_VVN in_II New_NP1 Jersey_NP1 ,_, where_CS her_APPGE parents_NN2 had_VHD landed_VVN after_II fleeing_VVG the_AT Turks_NN2 in_II Armenia_NP1 ,_, and_CC they_PPHS2 moved_VVD to_II the_AT Mission_NN1 District_NN1 of_IO San_NP1 Francisco_NP1 when_RRQ she_PPHS1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 child_NN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 had_VHD a_AT1 secret_JJ that_CST she_PPHS1 rarely_RR mentioned_VVN to_II anyone_PN1 :_: She_PPHS1 had_VHD been_VBN married_JJ before_RT ,_, but_CCB her_APPGE husband_NN1 had_VHD been_VBN killed_VVN in_II the_AT war_NN1 ._. 
So_RR when_CS she_PPHS1 met_VVD Paul_NP1 Jobs_NN2 on_II that_DD1 first_MD date_NN1 ,_, she_PPHS1 was_VBDZ primed_VVN to_TO start_VVI a_AT1 new_JJ life_NN1 ._. 
Like_II many_DA2 who_PNQS lived_VVD through_II the_AT war_NN1 ,_, they_PPHS2 had_VHD experienced_VVN enough_DD excitement_NN1 that_CST ,_, when_CS it_PPH1 was_VBDZ over_RP ,_, they_PPHS2 desired_VVD simply_RR to_TO settle_VVI down_RP ,_, raise_VV0 a_AT1 family_NN1 ,_, and_CC lead_VV0 a_AT1 less_RGR eventful_JJ life_NN1 ._. 
They_PPHS2 had_VHD little_DA1 money_NN1 ,_, so_CS they_PPHS2 moved_VVD to_II Wisconsin_NP1 and_CC lived_VVD with_IW Paul_NP1 's_GE parents_NN2 for_IF a_AT1 few_DA2 years_NNT2 ,_, then_RT headed_VVN for_IF Indiana_NP1 ,_, where_CS he_PPHS1 got_VVD a_AT1 job_NN1 as_II a_AT1 machinist_NN1 for_IF International_JJ Harvester_NN1 ._. 
His_APPGE passion_NN1 was_VBDZ tinkering_VVG with_IW old_JJ cars_NN2 ,_, and_CC he_PPHS1 made_VVD money_NN1 in_II his_APPGE spare_JJ time_NNT1 buying_NN1 ,_, restoring_VVG ,_, and_CC selling_VVG them_PPHO2 ._. 
Eventually_RR he_PPHS1 quit_VVD his_APPGE day_NNT1 job_NN1 to_TO become_VVI a_AT1 full-time_JJ used_JJ car_NN1 salesman_NN1 ._. 
Clara_NP1 ,_, however_RR ,_, loved_VVD San_NP1 Francisco_NP1 ,_, and_CC in_II 1952_MC she_PPHS1 convinced_VVD her_APPGE husband_NN1 to_TO move_VVI back_RP there_RL ._. 
They_PPHS2 got_VVD an_AT1 apartment_NN1 in_II the_AT Sunset_NN1 District_NN1 facing_VVG the_AT Pacific_NP1 ,_, just_RR south_ND1 of_IO Golden_JJ Gate_NN1 Park_NN1 ,_, and_CC he_PPHS1 took_VVD a_AT1 job_NN1 working_VVG for_IF a_AT1 finance_NN1 company_NN1 as_II a_AT1 "_" repo_NN1 man_NN1 ,_, "_" picking_VVG the_AT locks_NN2 of_IO cars_NN2 whose_DDQGE owners_NN2 had_VHD n't_XX paid_VVN their_APPGE loans_NN2 and_CC repossessing_VVG them_PPHO2 ._. 
He_PPHS1 also_RR bought_VVD ,_, repaired_VVD ,_, and_CC sold_VVD some_DD of_IO the_AT cars_NN2 ,_, making_VVG a_AT1 decent_JJ enough_RR living_VVG in_II the_AT process_NN1 ._. 
There_EX was_VBDZ ,_, however_RR ,_, something_PN1 missing_VVG in_II their_APPGE lives_NN2 ._. 
They_PPHS2 wanted_VVD children_NN2 ,_, but_CCB Clara_NP1 had_VHD suffered_VVN an_AT1 ectopic_JJ pregnancy_NN1 ,_, in_II which_DDQ the_AT fertilized_JJ egg_NN1 was_VBDZ implanted_VVN in_II a_AT1 fallopian_JJ tube_NN1 rather_II21 than_II22 the_AT uterus_NN1 ,_, and_CC she_PPHS1 had_VHD been_VBN unable_JK to_TO have_VHI any_DD ._. 
So_RR by_II 1955_MC ,_, after_II nine_MC years_NNT2 of_IO marriage_NN1 ,_, they_PPHS2 were_VBDR looking_VVG to_TO adopt_VVI a_AT1 child_NN1 ._. 
Like_II Paul_NP1 Jobs_NN2 ,_, Joanne_NP1 Schieble_NP1 was_VBDZ from_II a_AT1 rural_JJ Wisconsin_NP1 family_NN1 of_IO German_JJ heritage_NN1 ._. 
Her_APPGE father_NN1 ,_, Arthur_NP1 Schieble_NP1 ,_, had_VHD immigrated_VVN to_II the_AT outskirts_NN2 of_IO Green_JJ Bay_NN1 ,_, where_CS he_PPHS1 and_CC his_APPGE wife_NN1 owned_VVD a_AT1 mink_NN farm_NN1 and_CC dabbled_VVD successfully_RR in_II various_JJ other_JJ businesses_NN2 ,_, including_II real_JJ estate_NN1 and_CC photoengraving_VVG ._. 
He_PPHS1 was_VBDZ very_RG strict_JJ ,_, especially_RR regarding_VVG his_APPGE daughter_NN1 's_GE relationships_NN2 ,_, and_CC he_PPHS1 had_VHD strongly_RR disapproved_VVN of_IO her_APPGE first_MD love_NN1 ,_, an_AT1 artist_NN1 who_PNQS was_VBDZ not_XX a_AT1 Catholic_NN1 ._. 
Thus_RR it_PPH1 was_VBDZ no_AT surprise_NN1 that_CST he_PPHS1 threatened_VVD to_TO cut_VVI Joanne_NP1 off_II completely_RR when_RRQ ,_, as_CSA a_AT1 graduate_NN1 student_NN1 at_II the_AT University_NN1 of_IO Wisconsin_NP1 ,_, she_PPHS1 fell_VVD in_II love_NN1 with_IW Abdulfattah_NP1 "_" John_NP1 "_" Jandali_NP1 ,_, a_AT1 Muslim_JJ teaching_NN1 assistant_NN1 from_II Syria_NP1 ._. 
Ames_NP1 had_VHD just_RR lost_VVN a_AT1 boardroom_NN1 battle_NN1 to_TO have_VHI his_APPGE corporation_NN1 's_GE AOL_NN1 division_NN1 improve_VV0 its_APPGE own_DA fledgling_JJ music_NN1 download_NN1 service_NN1 ._. 
"_" When_CS I_PPIS1 did_VDD a_AT1 digital_JJ download_NN1 using_VVG AOL_NP1 ,_, I_PPIS1 could_VM never_RR find_VVI the_AT song_NN1 on_II my_APPGE shitty_JJ computer_NN1 ,_, "_" he_PPHS1 recalled_VVD ._. 
So_RR when_CS Jobs_NN2 demonstrated_VVD a_AT1 prototype_NN1 of_IO the_AT iTunes_NN2 Store_VV0 ,_, Ames_NP1 was_VBDZ impressed_VVN ._. 
"_" Yes_UH ,_, yes_UH ,_, that_DD1 's_VBZ exactly_RR what_DDQ we_PPIS2 've_VH0 been_VBN waiting_VVG for_IF ,_, "_" he_PPHS1 said_VVD ._. 
He_PPHS1 agreed_VVD that_CST Warner_NP1 Music_NN1 would_VM sign_VVI up_RP ,_, and_CC he_PPHS1 offered_VVD to_TO help_VVI enlist_VVI other_JJ music_NN1 companies_NN2 ._. 
Jobs_NN2 flew_VVD east_ND1 to_TO show_VVI the_AT service_NN1 to_II other_JJ Time_NNT1 Warner_NP1 execs_NN2 ._. 
"_" He_PPHS1 sat_VVD in_II31 front_II32 of_II33 a_AT1 Mac_NN1 like_II a_AT1 kid_NN1 with_IW a_AT1 toy_NN1 ,_, "_" Vidich_NP1 recalled_VVD ._. 
"_" Unlike_II any_DD other_JJ CEO_NN1 ,_, he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ totally_RR engaged_VVN with_IW the_AT product_NN1 ._. "_" 
Ames_NP1 and_CC Jobs_NN2 began_VVD to_TO hammer_VVI out_RP the_AT details_NN2 of_IO the_AT iTunes_NN2 Store_VV0 ,_, including_II the_AT number_NN1 of_IO times_NNT2 a_AT1 track_NN1 could_VM be_VBI put_VVN on_II different_JJ devices_NN2 and_CC how_RRQ the_AT copy-protection_JJ system_NN1 would_VM work_VVI ._. 
They_PPHS2 soon_RR were_VBDR in_II agreement_NN1 and_CC set_VVD out_RP to_II corral_JJ other_JJ music_NN1 labels_NN2 ._. 
Herding_VVG Cats_NN2 The_AT key_JJ player_NN1 to_TO enlist_VVI was_VBDZ Doug_NP1 Morris_NP1 ,_, head_NN1 of_IO the_AT Universal_JJ Music_NN1 Group_NN1 ._. 
His_APPGE domain_NN1 included_VVD must-have_VH0 artists_NN2 such_II21 as_II22 U2_NP1 ,_, Eminem_NP1 ,_, and_CC Mariah_NP1 Carey_NP1 ,_, as_II31 well_II32 as_II33 powerful_JJ labels_NN2 such_II21 as_II22 Motown_NP1 and_CC Interscope-Geffen-A_NP1 &M.;_NULL Morris_NP1 was_VBDZ eager_JJ to_TO talk_VVI ._. 
More_DAR than_CSN any_DD other_JJ mogul_NN1 ,_, he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ upset_JJ about_II piracy_NN1 and_CC fed_JJ21 up_JJ22 with_IW the_AT caliber_NN1 of_IO the_AT technology_NN1 people_NN at_II the_AT music_NN1 companies_NN2 ._. 
"_" It_PPH1 was_VBDZ like_II the_AT Wild_JJ West_ND1 ,_, "_" Morris_NP1 recalled_VVD ._. 
"_" No_PN121 one_PN122 was_VBDZ selling_VVG digital_JJ music_NN1 ,_, and_CC it_PPH1 was_VBDZ awash_JJ with_IW piracy_NN1 ._. 
Everything_PN1 we_PPIS2 tried_VVD at_II the_AT record_NN1 companies_NN2 was_VBDZ a_AT1 failure_NN1 ._. 
The_AT difference_NN1 in_II skill_NN1 sets_VVZ between_II the_AT music_NN1 folks_NN2 and_CC technologists_NN2 is_VBZ just_RR huge_JJ ._. "_" 
As_CSA Ames_NP1 walked_VVD with_IW Jobs_NN2 to_II Morris_NP1 's_GE office_NN1 on_II Broadway_NP1 he_PPHS1 briefed_VVD Jobs_NN2 on_II what_DDQ to_TO say_VVI ._. 
It_PPH1 worked_VVD ._. 
What_DDQ impressed_VVD Morris_NP1 was_VBDZ that_CST Jobs_NN2 tied_VVD everything_PN1 together_RL in_II a_AT1 way_NN1 that_CST made_VVD things_NN2 easy_JJ for_IF the_AT consumer_NN1 and_CC also_RR safe_JJ for_IF the_AT record_NN1 companies_NN2 ._. 
"_" Steve_NP1 did_VDD something_PN1 brilliant_JJ ,_, "_" said_VVD Morris_NP1 ._. 
"_" He_PPHS1 proposed_VVD this_DD1 complete_JJ system_NN1 :_: the_AT iTunes_NN2 Store_VV0 ,_, the_AT music-management_JJ software_NN1 ,_, the_AT iPod_NN1 itself_PPX1 ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ so_RG smooth_JJ ._. 
He_PPHS1 had_VHD the_AT whole_JJ package_NN1 ._. "_" 
Morris_NP1 was_VBDZ convinced_VVN that_CST Jobs_NN2 had_VHD the_AT technical_JJ vision_NN1 that_CST was_VBDZ lacking_VVG at_II the_AT music_NN1 companies_NN2 ._. 
"_" Of_RR21 course_RR22 we_PPIS2 have_VH0 to_TO rely_VVI on_II Steve_NP1 Jobs_NN2 to_TO do_VDI this_DD1 ,_, "_" he_PPHS1 told_VVD his_APPGE own_DA tech_NN1 vice_II president_NN1 ,_, "_" because_CS we_PPIS2 do_VD0 n't_XX have_VHI anyone_PN1 at_II Universal_JJ who_PNQS knows_VVZ anything_PN1 about_II technology_NN1 ._. "_" 
That_DD1 did_VDD not_XX make_VVI Universal_JJ 's_GE technologists_NN2 eager_JJ to_TO work_VVI with_IW Jobs_NN2 ,_, and_CC Morris_NP1 had_VHD to_TO keep_VVI ordering_VVG them_PPHO2 to_TO surrender_VVI their_APPGE objections_NN2 and_CC make_VVI a_AT1 deal_NN1 quickly_RR ._. 
They_PPHS2 were_VBDR able_JK to_TO add_VVI a_AT1 few_DA2 more_DAR restrictions_NN2 to_II FairPlay_NP1 ,_, the_AT Apple_NN1 system_NN1 of_IO digital_JJ rights_NN2 management_NN1 ,_, so_CS21 that_CS22 a_AT1 purchased_JJ song_NN1 could_VM not_XX be_VBI spread_VVN to_II too_RG many_DA2 devices_NN2 ._. 
But_CCB in_RR21 general_RR22 ,_, they_PPHS2 went_VVD along_II21 with_II22 the_AT concept_NN1 of_IO the_AT iTunes_NN2 Store_VV0 that_CST Jobs_NN2 had_VHD worked_VVN out_RP with_IW Ames_NP1 and_CC his_APPGE Warner_NP1 colleagues_NN2 ._. 
Morris_NP1 was_VBDZ so_RR smitten_VVN with_IW Jobs_NN2 that_CST he_PPHS1 called_VVD Jimmy_NP1 Iovine_NP1 ,_, the_AT fast-talking_NN1 and_CC brash_JJ chief_NN1 of_IO Interscope-Geffen-A_NP1 &M.;_NULL Iovine_NP1 and_CC Morris_NP1 were_VBDR best_JJT friends_NN2 who_PNQS had_VHD spoken_VVN every_AT1 day_NNT1 for_IF the_AT past_JJ thirty_MC years_NNT2 ._. 
"_" When_CS I_PPIS1 met_VVD Steve_NP1 ,_, I_PPIS1 thought_VVD he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ our_APPGE savior_NN1 ,_, so_CS I_PPIS1 immediately_RR brought_VVD Jimmy_NP1 in_RP to_TO get_VVI his_APPGE impression_NN1 ,_, "_" Morris_NP1 recalled_VVD ._. 
Jobs_NN2 could_VM be_VBI extraordinarily_RR charming_JJ when_CS he_PPHS1 wanted_VVD to_TO be_VBI ,_, and_CC he_PPHS1 turned_VVD it_PPH1 on_RP when_CS Iovine_NP1 flew_VVD out_RP to_II Cupertino_NP1 for_IF a_AT1 demo_NN1 ._. 
"_" See_VV0 how_RGQ simple_JJ it_PPH1 is_VBZ ?_? "_" he_PPHS1 asked_VVD Iovine_NP1 ._. 
"_" Your_APPGE tech_NN1 folks_NN2 are_VBR never_RR going_VVGK to_TO do_VDI this_DD1 ._. 
There_EX 's_VBZ no_PN121 one_PN122 at_II the_AT music_NN1 companies_NN2 who_PNQS can_VM make_VVI it_PPH1 simple_JJ enough_RR ._. "_" 
Iovine_NP1 called_VVD Morris_NP1 right_RR away_RL ._. 
"_" This_DD1 guy_NN1 is_VBZ unique_JJ !_! "_" he_PPHS1 said_VVD ._. 
"_" You_PPY 're_VBR right_JJ ._. 
He_PPHS1 's_VHZ got_VVN a_AT1 turnkey_NN1 solution_NN1 ._. "_" 
They_PPHS2 complained_VVD about_II how_RRQ they_PPHS2 had_VHD spent_VVN two_MC years_NNT2 working_VVG with_IW Sony_NP1 ,_, and_CC it_PPH1 had_VHD n't_XX gone_VVN anywhere_RL ._. 
"_" Sony_NP1 's_VBZ never_RR going_VVGK to_TO figure_VVI things_NN2 out_RP ,_, "_" he_PPHS1 told_VVD Morris_NP1 ._. 
They_PPHS2 agreed_VVD to_TO quit_VVI dealing_VVG with_IW Sony_NP1 and_CC join_VVI with_IW Apple_NN1 instead_RR ._. 
"_" How_RRQ Sony_NP1 missed_VVD this_DD1 is_VBZ completely_RR mind-boggling_JJ to_II me_PPIO1 ,_, a_AT1 historic_JJ fuckup_NN1 ,_, "_" Iovine_NP1 said_VVD ._. 
"_" Steve_NP1 would_VM fire_VVI people_NN if_CS the_AT divisions_NN2 did_VDD n't_XX work_VVI together_RL ,_, but_CCB Sony_NP1 's_GE divisions_NN2 were_VBDR at_II war_NN1 with_IW one_PPX121 another_PPX122 ._. "_" 
Indeed_RR Sony_NP1 provided_VVD a_AT1 clear_JJ counterexample_NN1 to_II Apple_NN1 ._. 
It_PPH1 had_VHD a_AT1 consumer_NN1 electronics_NN1 division_NN1 that_CST made_VVD sleek_JJ products_NN2 and_CC a_AT1 music_NN1 division_NN1 with_IW beloved_JJ artists_NN2 (_( including_II Bob_NP1 Dylan_NP1 )_) ._. 
But_CCB because_CS each_DD1 division_NN1 tried_VVD to_TO protect_VVI its_APPGE own_DA interests_NN2 ,_, the_AT company_NN1 as_II a_AT1 whole_NN1 never_RR got_VVD its_APPGE act_NN1 together_RL to_TO produce_VVI an_AT1 end-to-end_JJ service_NN1 ._. 
Andy_NP1 Lack_NN1 ,_, the_AT new_JJ head_NN1 of_IO Sony_NP1 music_NN1 ,_, had_VHD the_AT unenviable_JJ task_NN1 of_IO negotiating_VVG with_IW Jobs_NN2 about_II whether_CSW Sony_NP1 would_VM sell_VVI its_APPGE music_NN1 in_II the_AT iTunes_NN2 Store_NN1 ._. 
The_AT irrepressible_JJ and_CC savvy_JJ Lack_NN1 had_VHD just_RR come_VVN from_II a_AT1 distinguished_JJ career_NN1 in_II television_NN1 journalism_NN1 --_NN1 a_AT1 producer_NN1 at_II CBS_NP1 News_NN1 and_CC president_NN1 of_IO NBC_NP1 --_NN1 and_CC he_PPHS1 knew_VVD how_RRQ to_TO size_NN1 people_NN up_RP and_CC keep_VV0 his_APPGE sense_NN1 of_IO humor_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 realized_VVD that_CST ,_, for_IF Sony_NP1 ,_, selling_VVG its_APPGE songs_NN2 in_II the_AT iTunes_NN2 Store_NN1 was_VBDZ both_RR insane_JJ and_CC necessary_JJ --_NN1 which_DDQ seemed_VVD to_TO be_VBI the_AT case_NN1 with_IW a_AT1 lot_NN1 of_IO decisions_NN2 in_II the_AT music_NN1 business_NN1 ._. 
Apple_NN1 would_VM make_VVI out_RP like_II a_AT1 bandit_NN1 ,_, not_XX just_RR from_II its_APPGE cut_NN1 on_II song_NN1 sales_NN ,_, but_CCB from_II driving_VVG the_AT sale_NN1 of_IO iPods_NN2 ._. 
Lack_NN1 believed_VVD that_CST since_CS the_AT music_NN1 companies_NN2 would_VM be_VBI responsible_JJ for_IF the_AT success_NN1 of_IO the_AT iPod_NN1 ,_, they_PPHS2 should_VM get_VVI a_AT1 royalty_NN1 from_II each_DD1 device_NN1 sold_VVD ._. 
ROUND_II THREE_MC The_AT Twilight_NN1 Struggle_NN1 Family_NN1 Ties_VVZ Jobs_NN2 had_VHD an_AT1 aching_JJ desire_NN1 to_TO make_VVI it_PPH1 to_II his_APPGE son_NN1 's_GE graduation_NN1 from_II high_JJ school_NN1 in_II June_NPM1 2010_MC ._. 
"_" When_CS I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ diagnosed_VVN with_IW cancer_NN1 ,_, I_PPIS1 made_VVD my_APPGE deal_NN1 with_IW God_NP1 or_CC whatever_DDQV ,_, which_DDQ was_VBDZ that_CST I_PPIS1 really_RR wanted_VVN to_TO see_VVI Reed_NP1 graduate_NN1 ,_, and_CC that_CST got_VVD me_PPIO1 through_II 2009_MC ,_, "_" he_PPHS1 said_VVD ._. 
As_II a_AT1 senior_JJ ,_, Reed_NP1 looked_VVD eerily_RR like_II his_APPGE father_NN1 at_II eighteen_MC ,_, with_IW a_AT1 knowing_JJ and_CC slightly_RR rebellious_JJ smile_NN1 ,_, intense_JJ eyes_NN2 ,_, and_CC a_AT1 shock_NN1 of_IO dark_JJ hair_NN1 ._. 
But_CCB from_II his_APPGE mother_NN1 he_PPHS1 had_VHD inherited_VVN a_AT1 sweetness_NN1 and_CC painfully_RR sensitive_JJ empathy_NN1 that_CST his_APPGE father_NN1 lacked_VVD ._. 
He_PPHS1 was_VBDZ demonstrably_RR affectionate_JJ and_CC eager_JJ to_TO please_VVI ._. 
Whenever_RRQV his_APPGE father_NN1 was_VBDZ sitting_VVG sullenly_RR at_II the_AT kitchen_NN1 table_NN1 and_CC staring_VVG at_II the_AT floor_NN1 ,_, which_DDQ happened_VVD often_RR when_CS he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ ailing_JJ ,_, the_AT only_JJ thing_NN1 sure_JJ to_TO cause_VVI his_APPGE eyes_NN2 to_TO brighten_VVI was_VBDZ Reed_NP1 walking_VVG in_RP ._. 
Reed_NP1 adored_VVD his_APPGE father_NN1 ._. 
Soon_RR after_CS I_PPIS1 started_VVD working_VVG on_II this_DD1 book_NN1 ,_, he_PPHS1 dropped_VVD in_RP to_II where_RRQ I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ staying_VVG and_CC ,_, as_CSA his_APPGE father_NN1 often_RR did_VDD ,_, suggested_VVD we_PPIS2 take_VV0 a_AT1 walk_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 told_VVD me_PPIO1 ,_, with_IW an_AT1 intensely_RR earnest_JJ look_NN1 ,_, that_CST his_APPGE father_NN1 was_VBDZ not_XX a_AT1 cold_JJ profit-seeking_JJ businessman_NN1 but_CCB was_VBDZ motivated_VVN by_II a_AT1 love_NN1 of_IO what_DDQ he_PPHS1 did_VDD and_CC a_AT1 pride_NN1 in_II the_AT products_NN2 he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ making_VVG ._. 
After_CS Jobs_NN2 was_VBDZ diagnosed_VVN with_IW cancer_NN1 ,_, Reed_NP1 began_VVD spending_VVG his_APPGE summers_NNT2 working_VVG in_II a_AT1 Stanford_NP1 oncology_NN1 lab_NN1 doing_VDG DNA_NN1 sequencing_NN1 to_TO find_VVI genetic_JJ markers_NN2 for_IF colon_NN1 cancer_NN1 ._. 
In_II one_MC1 experiment_NN1 ,_, he_PPHS1 traced_VVD how_RRQ mutations_NN2 go_VV0 through_II families_NN2 ._. 
"_" One_MC1 of_IO the_AT very_RG few_DA2 silver_JJ linings_NN2 about_II me_PPIO1 getting_VVG sick_JJ is_VBZ that_CST Reed_NP1 's_VBZ gotten_VVN to_TO spend_VVI a_AT1 lot_NN1 of_IO time_NNT1 studying_VVG with_IW some_DD very_RG good_JJ doctors_NN2 ,_, "_" Jobs_NN2 said_VVD ._. 
"_" His_APPGE enthusiasm_NN1 for_IF it_PPH1 is_VBZ exactly_RR how_RRQ I_PPIS1 felt_VVD about_II computers_NN2 when_RRQ I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ his_APPGE age_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 think_VV0 the_AT biggest_JJT innovations_NN2 of_IO the_AT twenty-first_MD century_NNT1 will_VM be_VBI the_AT intersection_NN1 of_IO biology_NN1 and_CC technology_NN1 ._. 
A_AT1 new_JJ era_NN1 is_VBZ beginning_VVG ,_, just_RR like_II the_AT digital_JJ one_PN1 was_VBDZ when_RRQ I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ his_APPGE age_NN1 ._. "_" 
Reed_NP1 used_VVD his_APPGE cancer_NN1 study_NN1 as_II the_AT basis_NN1 for_IF the_AT senior_JJ report_NN1 he_PPHS1 presented_VVD to_II his_APPGE class_NN1 at_II Crystal_NN1 Springs_NN2 Uplands_NN2 School_NN1 ._. 
As_CSA he_PPHS1 described_VVD how_RRQ he_PPHS1 used_VVD centrifuges_NN2 and_CC dyes_NN2 to_II sequence_NN1 the_AT DNA_NN1 of_IO tumors_NN2 ,_, his_APPGE father_NN1 sat_VVD in_II the_AT audience_NN1 beaming_VVG ,_, along_II21 with_II22 the_AT rest_NN1 of_IO his_APPGE family_NN1 ._. 
"_" I_PPIS1 fantasize_VV0 about_II Reed_NP1 getting_VVG a_AT1 house_NN1 here_RL in_II Palo_NP1 Alto_NP1 with_IW his_APPGE family_NN1 and_CC riding_VVG his_APPGE bike_NN1 to_TO work_VVI as_II a_AT1 doctor_NN1 at_II Stanford_NP1 ,_, "_" Jobs_NN2 said_VVD afterward_RL ._. 
I_PPIS1 do_VD0 not_XX know_VVI that_CST I_PPIS1 would_VM touch_VVI on_II all_DB these_DD2 subjects_NN2 ,_, but_CCB they_PPHS2 provide_VV0 an_AT1 idea_NN1 of_IO the_AT opportunities_NN2 ._. 
The_AT protagonist_NN1 would_VM be_VBI Dick_NP1 summers_NNT2 ,_, old_JJ Dick_NP1 Summers_NP1 finally_RR ,_, with_IW no_AT right_JJ home_NN1 in_II the_AT universe_NN1 ,_, because_CS he_PPHS1 and_CC his_APPGE kind_NN1 had_VHD destroyed_VVN it_PPH1 unwittingly_RR ._. 
