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“When a deal seems too good to be true, you can guess the rest.”
Mångata. In Swedish, this is the reflection the moon makes as it traces a path across the water.
A sign from the universe outside, meaning whatever Antonia wishes it to mean. Which is why the universe sends them to us, so that we can do what we want with them.
No one who lives here can have the slightest contact with reality, or the remotest idea of what it means to be human.
“The Red Queen tells Alice that in her country you have to run simply to stay where you are,” Mentor explains. “In evolutionary terms, it means you have to adapt continually to keep up with the bad guys.”
“Each Mentor has a team of experts who always operate outside normal channels. No medals or prizes or promotions. And the spearhead, in the field, two people. A shield bearer…” he says, pointing at Jon, “… and a Red Queen.”
We were looking for very special brains. People who could look in a way no one else could.”
One jab is a tragedy; a thousand jabs are a statistic.
