Aida merely shrugged as she rubbed her upper arms. There really was nothing she could do or (figuratively) say in this situation. The day had been only getting stranger, and she hadn't even seen Arnie yet.
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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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