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"I never thought of that," said Bean. He knew, given his reputation for brilliance, that he could pay Nikolai no higher compliment. As indeed the reaction of the other kids in nearby bunks showed. No one had ever had such a conversation with Bean before. No one had ever thought of something that Bean hadn't obviously thought of first. Nikolai was blushing with pride.
"But the nine decks, that makes sense," said Nikolai.
"Wish I knew what was on them," said Bean.
"Life support," said the girl named Corn Moon. "They got to be making oxygen somewhere here. That takes a lot of plants."
More kids joined in. "And staff. All we ever see are teachers and nutritionists." "And maybe they *did* build the other wheels. We don't *know* they didn't." The speculation ran rampant through the group. And at the center of it all: Bean. Bean and his new friend, Nikolai.
"Come on," said Nikolai, "we'll be late for math."
PART THREE -- SCHOLAR
CHAPTER 9 -- GARDEN OF SOFIA
"So he found out how many decks there are. What can he possibly do with that information?"
"Yes, that's the exact question. What was he planning, that he felt it necessary to find that out? Nobody else even looked for that, in the whole history of this school."
"You think he's plotting revolution?"
"All we know about this kid is that he survived on the streets of Rotterdam. It's a hellish place, from what I hear. The kids are vicious. They make _Lord of the Flies_ look like _Pollyanna_."
"When did you read _Pollyanna_?"
"It was a book?"
"How can he plot a revolution? He doesn't have any friends."