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Nicholas Boothman
Chapter 3:
The Algorithms of Dissent
The soup kitchen on Fifth Street looked like it had survived a war. Peeling paint, cracked windows, and a sign that read "St. Michael's Community Center.”
Henry arrived at 5:45, fifteen minutes early. Old habits. In his previous life, being early meant controlling the room. Now it just meant standing in the cold, watching people who'd lost everything line up for a hot meal.
Claire was there, ladling soup into bowls. She saw him and nodded, but didn't stop working.
A woman approached. Small, Asian, early twenties, with purple streaks in her hair and the kind of smile that suggested she could hack your bank account while making small talk.
"Henry Talbot?" "Jinji Park?"
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