Al said, “Was Nicole the First Lady that far back?” “Oh yes,” Luke said. “She’s been in office for seventy-three years; didn’t you know that?” “It isn’t possible,” both Al and Ian said, almost together. “Sure it is,” Luke said. “She’s a really old woman, now. Must be. A grandmother. But she still looks good, I guess. You’ll know when you see her.” Stunned, Ian said, “On TV—” “Oh yeah,” Luke agreed. “On TV she looks around twenty. But go to the history books . . . except of course they’re banned to everyone except Ges. I mean the real history texts; not the ones they give you for studying for
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