“Formerly, what the Cardinal System controlled were animals,
vegetation, terrain, and weather; that is objects and effects... in
other words, it acted as a foundation for the world, with no
interference in the actions of its inhabitants, the artificial fluct
lights. ...However, Quinella was different. She even thought about
restraining the humans' lives for all of eternity.”

“Restraining... in other words, making everybody repeat the
same routine day after day without anything new... was that what
you meant...?”

(Alicization Rising, 10)