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the worst possible picture so you’ll cling to
whoever promises safety.”“So choosing for yourself
means…?”
“It means seeing the game. And stepping off
their board. Because going along? That’s how they
empty your pockets without you noticing. That’s
how they keep you sick just long enough to sell
you the cure. That’s how they put a gun in your
hand, wrap it in a flag, and call it honor.
“They’ll get you to fight their wars. Guard their
power. Die for their profit.
“And you’ll thank them for it because they’ll
make you believe it was your idea.
“They do it with headlines. With hashtags. With
chants in the street. They drip it into your feed until
you can’t tell where their voice ends and yours
begins.”
“So how do you break the spell?” Henry asked.
“With the truth: one choice at a time,” she said.
“That’s how you break it. One honest choice. Then
another. And you never, ever, go back.”
Henry frowned. “And that’s the quiet personal
revolution?”
She nodded. “Vox Dei… in silentio. It’s an old
phrase. It doesn’t mean religion: it means the
strongest voice is the one you claim in silence. No
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