Aida drew herself further into the corner, frightened by Scri's rage. She couldn't exactly yell for help- unless she outright screamed, which could draw the attention of any wildlife nearby. Her only condolance to the fact that she was trapped in a room with a psychotically enraged mudokon was that the anger wasn't directed at her.
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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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