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The Truth About Lying
"I'm really doing this."
"And you understand that once you start, you can't stop? That people will hate you? That you'll probably destroy more than you save?"
"I understand."
She hugged him. "Then I'm with you. Because someone needs to make sure you don't completely lose your humanity in the process."
"Thank you."
"Don't thank me yet. Wait until you see what this costs."
He walked home through empty streets. His phone buzzed.
Jinji: We start testing tomorrow. You sure? He typed back: I’m sure.
Another message.
Vincent: Praying for all of us.
Henry stopped walking.
He opened the document on his phone. Thirty-two pages. Everything he’d hidden. Everything he’d justified. His truth.
He attached it to an email. Subject: The First Truth
He sent it before he could hesitate.
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