Aida didn't quite know what to think. This was a bit overwhelming for her, and it certainly didn't help when Doe clutched his chest and cried out. She flinched, withdrawing a little bit.
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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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