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good  track.  We  may  finally  be  entitled  to  two
               children. Finally ... you will finally be entitled.”





               It  always  has  to  be  put  into  perspective,  we  are
               human.  There  is  also  a  23%  chance  that  I  am  not
               human.  I  didn't  even  know  what  the  other  races
               were. Mother never spoke to me about it, and I was
               not allowed to ask my father questions. Mother said
               that if I did not know anything about them, I would
               not  want  to  become  like  them,  so  my  chances  of
               remaining human will be higher. But they intrigued
               me.  I  had  only  seen  humans  during  my  long  and
               boring 19 years, and I was in my twenties, so I finally
               had to participate in the membership ceremony. She
               got up and gave me my bag for a week, which was
               the duration of the ceremony, which I found rather
               short.  She  accompanied  me  to  my  father  whom  I
               should never look into my eyes. I didn't even know
               the color of her eyes. Law 3 said that defying one's
               father or mother in any way was a crime. My father
               was very strict. My father and I never spoke to each
               other. Or at least, I was not allowed to speak in his
               presence  without  his  permission.  No  sooner  had  I
               had time to be in her presence than we heard a loud


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