Aida closed her eyes, her trembling easing only slightly. She was alone in the room... but that also meant there were no sligs. She focused on that fact to help calm her down. It worked to an extent, but she wasn't about to move from her position; not for a while, if she was left to herself.
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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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