Controls officials

“Yeah,” Thomas said. “But it’s not like the Netters have a lot of choice in the matter.” He paused for a couple of blocks and then said, “Lara’s getting scary.”
“Lara was always scary.”
Thomas shook his head. “Not like this. She’s getting involved in government.”
“She was always doing that,” I said.
“City officials, sure. A few key state bureaucrats. And she kept it gentle and invisible—manipulation, influence. But now she’s going for something different.”
“What?”
“Control.”
It’s funny how chilling one little word can be.
“I’ll stick her on my to-do list, then,” I said.


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