Inside Man

by K.J. Parker

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And then he plonked Antecyra down at the place where the three soon-to-be crucial nations must eventually collide and, for good measure, he made it very horrible to live in. Then all He had to do was step back and let human nature take its course. “Antecyra is the whole point of the exercise,” Division goes on. “The Antecyrenes are His chosen people, though perhaps ‘picked-on people’ might be more appropriate. Anyway, they’re what you might call the anvil of the Plan, on which He will forge the elements of the True Way.” Made sense. The anvil of his Plan—and what happens to anvils? They get bashed on. Getting bashed on is what they’re for.