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“Fine. Forty-one million people have chosen privacy over participation.”
“Was it a choice?”
Her mouth tightened.
“We gave them levels.”
“We gave them prices.”
“Everything has a price.”
“That’s not an answer.”
“It’s the only answer systems understand.”
Henry looked at the screen.
“Henry, Verax is helping most people.”
“Most.”
“Yes. Most. That matters.”
“Vincent would say it isn’t enough.”
“Vincent left.”
The words were crueler than she intended.
They both knew it.
Jinji rubbed her eyes.
“I’m sorry.”
“No. You’re right. He left because we gave him reason to.”
The room fell quiet.
Then another alert appeared on the main display.
A city grid failure. Sector A. A power diversion request stalled between three agencies, two utilities, and a legal
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