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No. I m trying to light a backfire and clear out the tinder so that our
children won t get roasted in the conflagration that s already building.
Our children & ?
I flushed.
Why & Daryn & Her eyes sparkled. You actually look embarrassed.
We laughed, and I stepped around the desk and hugged her, awkwardly, because
she was still sitting. Then she stood and returned the hug.
It was the best moment of the day.
Chapter 73
Kewood
Majora and I were in my office, reviewing one of the latest InstaNews stories.
Rumors have surfaced that the regional advocate general of West Noram is
considering bringing legal action against the director general of UniComm for
violations of the laws designed to insulate the Federal Union justiciary from
pressure from the media.& Alwyn was recently involved in an incident in which
three men were killed.& While Civil Authorities released Alwyn without
charges, questions remain about the way in which the incident was handled.&
That s the same sort of approach they used with Eldyn. I shook my head.
About his wife s death.
What can you expect? she said with a smile, reaching out and touching my
hand. You haven t done anything wrong. They want to set it up so that if you
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I m incarcerated and brain-damped. I know.
The gatekeeper informed me that Mother was calling, and I took it.
How are you doing, dear? asked Mother.
From what I could see, she was totally recovered from her bout with Eldyn s
plague. It s been rather busy here.
How is your bride-to-be?
She s working hard, too. She s right here. I widened the scope so that
Mother could take us both in.
So I see. I m sending you a little trifle. It might help with some of your
research. She smiled blandly, then more brightly as she asked, Have you two
set a date?
I looked at Majora.
We d thought sometime before the end of the year.
Well & don t wait to enjoy being with each other, not that you have, I
suspect. Her smile was polite, but her eyes twinkled. Then she was gone.
Majora and I exchanged glances, then laughed.
I checked the attachment that the gatekeeper had announced in the middle of
the conversation.
What is it? asked Majora.
I swallowed. It s a manual & from Sante, Limited. Operating procedures.
That s St. Cyril s multilateral.
I began to page through it. Most of it was pretty standard boilerplate
although some of the sections offered hints of a more sinister aspect.
& while not required, it is suggested that candidates for upper management
positions consider perceptual integrative training of the type provided by Uy
Associates.&
Uy Associates was a subsidiary of TanSen, the TanUy multilateral.
Hints again, Majora observed over my shoulder.
Not exactly hard proof, but we can work it in somewhere. I glanced at her.
Could you look through to see what else there might be?
I can do that.
The gatekeeper clinged quietly, and I checked the InstaNews holo display that
appeared, showing an image of a building I did not recognize.
& another demonstration in Ankorplex & protesting the planned implementation
of perceptual testing as a voluntary additional admission criteria for the
elite Sinouk University &
Proctor General Diem & This is not a requirement, in any sense of the word,
but merely a means by which students can offer the admissions board another
proof of their capabilities.&
The image switched to a group of adults brandishing signs and long poles.
Because parents opposing the voluntary criteria have threatened violence
against the administration, Proctor General Diem has reluctantly requested
Federal Union support to keep the university open. We will not give in to
violence & or the threat of violence.&
I shook my head. The locales varied, but the approach was the same set up
the ground rules so that the opposition s only real options appeared
unreasonable, illegal, or futile. For years, if not generations, it had worked
well. But there were signs that the tactic was getting old, and creating more
and more frustration leading to a social explosion?
Could I put all the pieces together in time?
I wondered.
Chapter 74
Kewood
As I looked at the solid cherry wood desk, I smiled, if faintly. I d always
hated the mist desk Gerrat used, appropriate as it might have been for him.
I d never cared much for smoke and mirrors.
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The gatekeeper announced a Lester Liery from MagTron. Even I as accepted, I
was on the link, asking Majora to check out who he was.
Yes? I said politely to the holo image in front of the bookcase.
Lester Liery from MagTron, Director Alwyn. Liery was another perfectly
featured, straight-nosed, dark-haired pre-select more like me than my [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]
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No. I m trying to light a backfire and clear out the tinder so that our
children won t get roasted in the conflagration that s already building.
Our children & ?
I flushed.
Why & Daryn & Her eyes sparkled. You actually look embarrassed.
We laughed, and I stepped around the desk and hugged her, awkwardly, because
she was still sitting. Then she stood and returned the hug.
It was the best moment of the day.
Chapter 73
Kewood
Majora and I were in my office, reviewing one of the latest InstaNews stories.
Rumors have surfaced that the regional advocate general of West Noram is
considering bringing legal action against the director general of UniComm for
violations of the laws designed to insulate the Federal Union justiciary from
pressure from the media.& Alwyn was recently involved in an incident in which
three men were killed.& While Civil Authorities released Alwyn without
charges, questions remain about the way in which the incident was handled.&
That s the same sort of approach they used with Eldyn. I shook my head.
About his wife s death.
What can you expect? she said with a smile, reaching out and touching my
hand. You haven t done anything wrong. They want to set it up so that if you
Page 192
ABC Amber Palm Converter, http://www.processtext.com/abcpalm.html
do &
I m incarcerated and brain-damped. I know.
The gatekeeper informed me that Mother was calling, and I took it.
How are you doing, dear? asked Mother.
From what I could see, she was totally recovered from her bout with Eldyn s
plague. It s been rather busy here.
How is your bride-to-be?
She s working hard, too. She s right here. I widened the scope so that
Mother could take us both in.
So I see. I m sending you a little trifle. It might help with some of your
research. She smiled blandly, then more brightly as she asked, Have you two
set a date?
I looked at Majora.
We d thought sometime before the end of the year.
Well & don t wait to enjoy being with each other, not that you have, I
suspect. Her smile was polite, but her eyes twinkled. Then she was gone.
Majora and I exchanged glances, then laughed.
I checked the attachment that the gatekeeper had announced in the middle of
the conversation.
What is it? asked Majora.
I swallowed. It s a manual & from Sante, Limited. Operating procedures.
That s St. Cyril s multilateral.
I began to page through it. Most of it was pretty standard boilerplate
although some of the sections offered hints of a more sinister aspect.
& while not required, it is suggested that candidates for upper management
positions consider perceptual integrative training of the type provided by Uy
Associates.&
Uy Associates was a subsidiary of TanSen, the TanUy multilateral.
Hints again, Majora observed over my shoulder.
Not exactly hard proof, but we can work it in somewhere. I glanced at her.
Could you look through to see what else there might be?
I can do that.
The gatekeeper clinged quietly, and I checked the InstaNews holo display that
appeared, showing an image of a building I did not recognize.
& another demonstration in Ankorplex & protesting the planned implementation
of perceptual testing as a voluntary additional admission criteria for the
elite Sinouk University &
Proctor General Diem & This is not a requirement, in any sense of the word,
but merely a means by which students can offer the admissions board another
proof of their capabilities.&
The image switched to a group of adults brandishing signs and long poles.
Because parents opposing the voluntary criteria have threatened violence
against the administration, Proctor General Diem has reluctantly requested
Federal Union support to keep the university open. We will not give in to
violence & or the threat of violence.&
I shook my head. The locales varied, but the approach was the same set up
the ground rules so that the opposition s only real options appeared
unreasonable, illegal, or futile. For years, if not generations, it had worked
well. But there were signs that the tactic was getting old, and creating more
and more frustration leading to a social explosion?
Could I put all the pieces together in time?
I wondered.
Chapter 74
Kewood
As I looked at the solid cherry wood desk, I smiled, if faintly. I d always
hated the mist desk Gerrat used, appropriate as it might have been for him.
I d never cared much for smoke and mirrors.
Page 193
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The gatekeeper announced a Lester Liery from MagTron. Even I as accepted, I
was on the link, asking Majora to check out who he was.
Yes? I said politely to the holo image in front of the bookcase.
Lester Liery from MagTron, Director Alwyn. Liery was another perfectly
featured, straight-nosed, dark-haired pre-select more like me than my [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]