Aida had froze at the sight of the charging scrab, but suffered nothing worse than a bump from the animal and nearly loosing her balance as it almost knocked her over. With a little limb flailing she managed to stay on her feet and watched- wide eyed- as it ran away. She then turned to the two nearby and watched as they spoke to one another. This day was only getting stranger...
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"Sick cultures show a complex of symptoms such as you have named . . . but a DYING culture invariably exhibits personal rudeness. Bad manners. Lack of consideration for others in minor matters. A loss of politeness, of gentle manners, is more significant than is a riot."
-- Robert Heinlein in Friday
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