Aida blinked at the offered hand before accepting it, managing to stand on unsteady legs. She was still trembling inside, which only got worse when she stepped outside to find herself surrounded by sligs. She visibly shrunk in fear before lowering her eyes to the floor.
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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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