Our cells replicate, but they don't degenerate
with every copy. Do you understand what that means?"
"Sure. It means I may have time enough to write another few thousand books."
"You don't seem very impressed with virtual immortality."
"Of course I am. I'm just not letting it overshadow the fact that you're
forming teams, which means that something more than you can handle alone is
headed this way, and if it's bigger than you, it'll be able to squash a
convertee in a heartbeat."
Chapter Twenty-two
Tossing her hands up, Mandi softly exclaimed, "Okay. I give up. What the
hell can I possibly do to make this terrible thing I've done up to you, Ed?"
"Nothing, really," said Cade. "If something that big is coming, being as
much like you as possible will probably increase my chances of survival. I just
wanted you to know how I felt before you pulled the same 'oh, he won't mind'
trick on someone else."
The waiter arrived with food as Mandi sat staring at Cade. When the waiter
finished placing food on the table, Cade told him to bring another lunch
special. The waiter thought he meant for Mandi and smilingly nodded at her.
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