“I know what you meant,” Avi said. “That’s the answer. The Wisdom runs on shadowspace. Subrealities, miniaturized universes. Which is what the agoge scenarios are too.” “I thought they were virtual realities,” said Kyr. “Pretend.” “Nope,” Avi said. “The agoge’s the real thing. Fourteen billion people die every time someone fails Doomsday.”