The tribune grunted. “Someone can,” he said. “It might not always be us. But life has its way of rolling back the tide. Who was it said you could move planets with a big enough lever? Shakespeare?” “Archimedes,” I said, leaning against the rail. “You always know,” Lin said, a small laugh escaping him. “How is it you always know?” “I read,” I said, and shrugged. “People always accuse me of wasting my time, but they don’t complain when I have their answers.” Lin made a small, affirmative sound. “Suppose I’ve never seen much point is all. The world’s so not like what it was when those books of
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