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Page 20, Page 22 Running Interference, locked, sign in to read20🔒
Page 21, Page 23 Active Imagination, locked, sign in to read21🔒
Page 22, Page 24 It's Molting, locked, sign in to read22🔒
Page 23, Watertower Station, locked, sign in to read23🔒
Page 24, Page 26 "What if"s, locked, sign in to read24🔒
Page 25, Page 27 "They will know...", locked, sign in to read25🔒
Page 26, Page 28 "I want you to erase my memory", locked, sign in to read26🔒
Page 27, Page 29 A farewell over coffee, locked, sign in to read27🔒
Page 28, Page 030 Ship cutaway, locked, sign in to read28🔒
Page 29, Page 031 Out into the debris field, locked, sign in to read29🔒
Page 30, Page 32 "Daughter! Where is the foe?", locked, sign in to read30🔒
Page 31, Page 33 Sarya's hunt-song, locked, sign in to read31🔒
Page 32, Page 34 "Since when does Shenya the Widow have a daughter?", locked, sign in to read32🔒
Page 33, Page 35 "Part of my skeleton", locked, sign in to read33🔒
Page 34, Page 36 "A biological souvenir", locked, sign in to read34🔒
Page 35, Page 37 "One more mission with Shenya the Widow", locked, sign in to read35🔒
Page 36, Page 38 "Welcome Home.", locked, sign in to read36🔒
Page 37, Page 39 "It's Not a Cabin, It's a Home" (domicile ad — full page), locked, sign in to read37🔒
Page 38, Page 40 Descent ("Welcome to Network"), locked, sign in to read38🔒
Page 39, Page 41 "How big is this place?", locked, sign in to read39🔒
Page 40, Page 42 Too Big, locked, sign in to read40🔒
Page 41, Page 43 Arrival at the bazaar, locked, sign in to read41🔒
Page 42, Page 44 "Look at me, child", locked, sign in to read42🔒
Page 43, Page 45 "…is your mother.", locked, sign in to read43🔒
Page 44, Page 46 "Pretty please.", locked, sign in to read44🔒
Page 45, Page 47 The lobster "dads", locked, sign in to read45🔒
Page 46, Page 48 "Neighbors.", locked, sign in to read46🔒
Page 47, Page 49 "Sarya the Destroyer!" (story-game), locked, sign in to read47🔒
Page 48, Page 50 "It is a drone.", locked, sign in to read48🔒
Page 49, Page 51 "Six thousand years.", locked, sign in to read49🔒
Page 50, Page 52 "That was a joke.", locked, sign in to read50🔒
Page 51, Page 53 "All of them.", locked, sign in to read51🔒
Page 52, Page 54 "I hate my job.", locked, sign in to read52🔒
Page 53, Page 55 "…Citizen?", locked, sign in to read53🔒
Page 54, Page 56 "…a single hair—", locked, sign in to read54🔒
Page 55, Page 57 Mistake, locked, sign in to read55🔒
Page 56, Page 58 A Clue, locked, sign in to read56🔒
Page 57, Page 59 "NAME: SHENYA THE WIDOW", locked, sign in to read57🔒
Page 58, Page 60 "NAME: VINNT 115" (the Auditor), locked58🔒
Page 59, Page 61 "…the story of…", locked59🔒
Page 60, Page 62 Sarya's tall tale, part 1, locked60🔒
Page 61, Page 63 Sarya's tall tale, part 2 / "that's my bodyguard", locked61🔒
Page 62, Page 64 "Nonsense.", locked62🔒
Page 63, Page 65 "You have no idea.", locked63🔒
Page 64, Page 66 An Uncivlized Game, locked64🔒
Page 65, Page 67 Deductions, locked65🔒
Page 66, Page 68 "Is not a person at all...", locked66🔒
Page 67, Page 69 It's an Issue., locked67🔒
Page 68, Page 70 Playing an old game, locked68🔒
Page 69, Page 71 "I'm a human!", locked69🔒
Page 70, Page 72 "Some people have no respect for the arts", locked70🔒
Page 71, Page 73 "New Citizen report", locked71🔒
Page 72, Page 74 "Selected Emissions", locked72🔒
Page 73, Page 75 "We Thought They Were Extinct", locked73🔒
Page 74, Page 76 "It's just a game!", locked74🔒
Page 75, Page 77 "I have…", locked75🔒
Page 76, Page 78 "Come See Our New Royal Suite!", locked76🔒
Page 77, Page 79 Shrug, locked77🔒
Page 78, Page 80 "A Present?", locked78🔒
Page 79, Page 81 How do I look?, locked79🔒
Page 80, Page 82 Hug Incoming, locked80🔒
Page 81, Page 83 Caught Something, locked81🔒
Page 82, Page 84 The Young Citizen's Guide to Your Friendly Neighborhood Drones, locked82🔒
Page 83, Page 85 The Auditor questions the drone, locked83🔒
Page 84, Page 86 "DRONE!", locked84🔒
Page 85, Page 87 A Little Fantasy, locked85🔒
Page 86, Page 88 Interrogations Continue, locked86🔒
Page 87, Page 89 "Good auditor, bad auditor", locked87🔒
Page 88, Page 90 "Is this so we're beautiful?", locked88🔒
Page 89, Page 91 "You are a storyteller, my love", locked89🔒
Page 90, Page 92 "What you are is meaningless", locked90🔒
Page 91, Page 93 "The song called you", locked91🔒
Page 92, "No one can know who you are", locked92🔒
Page 93, Page 95 "They will be far more frightened of you", locked93🔒
Page 94, Page 96 "It's you!", locked94🔒
Page 95, Page 97 "You're… leaving?", locked95🔒
Page 96, Page 98 "Say your prayers, galactic citizens!", locked96🔒
Page 97, Page 99 "The Secret Art of Widow Bladepainting" (infographic spread), locked97🔒
Page 98, Page 100 Blind Date?, locked98🔒
Page 99, Page 101 The new "Chrunnis" / brain party, locked99🔒
Page 100, Page 102 The Spaal group mind / dinner cutaway, locked100🔒
Page 101, Page 103 "The name's Vinnt. Inspector Vinnt.", locked101🔒
Page 102, Page 104 "Taste this" / the cook poisons herself, locked102🔒
Page 103, Page 105 The reaction spreads / "emergency resuscitation", locked103🔒
Page 104, Page 106 Horrifying Monstrosity, locked104🔒
Page 105, Page 107 Empowering Solutions, locked105🔒
Page 106, Page 108 A Word Of Advice, locked106🔒
Page 107, Page 109 Taken Seriously, locked107🔒
Page 108, Page 110 Listen, My Daughters, locked108🔒
Page 109, Page 111 Sarya Tells a Story, locked109🔒
Page 110, Page 112 Where You Come From, locked110🔒
Page 111, Page 113 Someone Who Watches Over, locked111🔒
Page 112, Page 114 You Cant Live Here, locked112🔒
Page 113, Page 115 Making Friends, locked113🔒
Page 114, Page 116 The Story Comes to Life, locked114🔒
Page 115, Page 117 The kids will be fine., locked115🔒
Page 116, Page 118 Surrounded, locked116🔒
Page 117, Page 119 Chapter-break epigraph, locked117🔒
Page 118, Page 120 "The Galactic Scale of Intelligence" (infographic), locked118🔒
Page 119, Page 121 "Ding?", locked119🔒
Page 120, Page 122 "You Have a Visitor", locked120🔒
Page 121, Page 123 Storybook interlude (red alien hostess + Widow guest), locked121🔒
Page 122, Page 124 "An Auditor", locked122🔒
Page 123, Page 125 "We were playing human", locked123🔒
Page 124, Page 126 "Sarya the Protector", locked124🔒
Page 125, Page 127 "Let me guess...", locked125🔒
Page 126, Page 128 Let me be your protector, locked126🔒
Page 127, Page 129 The Secret Passage, locked127🔒
Page 128, Page 130 Real Life, locked128🔒
Page 129, Page 131 Stories aren't real., locked129🔒
Page 130, Page 132 Time's Up., locked130🔒
Page 131, Page 133 Real Enemies, locked131🔒
Page 132, Page 134 Real Friends, locked132🔒
Page 133, Page 135 This story is real., locked133🔒
Page 134, Page 136 Danger, locked134🔒
Page 135, Page 137 A Great Wilderness, locked135🔒
Page 136, Page 138 "Good neighbors / Good defense systems", locked136🔒
Page 137, Page 139 A Very Large Universe, locked137🔒
Page 138, Page 140 "I told you!", locked138🔒
Page 139, Page 141 Stories Give Purpose, locked139🔒
Page 140, Page 142 "Are you serious?", locked140🔒
Page 141, Page 143 Who are you? Who am I?, locked141🔒
Page 142, Page 144 "I know.", locked142🔒
Page 143, Page 145 "I bet THEY know...", locked143🔒
Page 144, Page 146 A Quest, locked144🔒
Page 145, Page 147 "Not now, dad!", locked145🔒
Page 146, Page 148 Noticed, locked146🔒
Page 147, Page 149 Widow's Rage, locked147🔒
Page 148, Page 150 Difference of Culture, locked148🔒
Page 149, Page 151 "Operationalize", locked149🔒
Page 150, Page 152 "FOR ONCE", locked150🔒
Page 151, Page 153 Encyclopedia: "The Secret Art of Widow Bladepainting (Part II)", locked151🔒
Page 152, Page 154 Meanwhile..., locked152🔒
Page 153, Page 155 "Sarya the Destroyer", locked153🔒
Page 154, Page 156 "Which Sarya I Am", locked154🔒
Page 155, Page 157 "I Think We're Being Followed", locked155🔒
Page 156, Page 158 "AAAAA" / blackout, locked156🔒
Page 157, Page 159 "It Will Not Be Random", locked157🔒
Page 158, Page 160 "Resting Death Face", locked158🔒
Page 159, Page 161 "I Shall Help You", locked159🔒
Page 160, Page 162 Barely Contained Violence, locked160🔒
Page 161, Page 163 Leaking, locked161🔒
Page 162, Page 164 The Unregistered, locked162🔒
Page 163, Page 165 A Fright, locked163🔒
Page 164, Page 166 Cuteness Overload, locked164🔒
Page 165, Page 167 "You don't like it?", locked165🔒
Page 166, Page 168 Too Personal, locked166🔒
Page 167, Page 169 "Then they can tell me what I am", locked167🔒
Page 168, Page 170 "Welcome to the Recycling Center", locked168🔒
Page 169, Page 171 "Is this how you treat a neighbor?", locked169🔒
Page 170, Page 172 "It's because I'm a parent too", locked170🔒
Page 171, Page 173 "In Diversity We Are One Network", locked171🔒
Page 172, Page 174 "Drones get recycled", locked172🔒
Page 173, Page 175 "HEY!", locked173🔒
Page 174, Page 176 "What's a person gotta do to get recycled?", locked174🔒
Page 175, Page 177 Garrodine the Lesser(s), locked175🔒
Page 176, Page 178 Arguing with Fazzo, locked176🔒
Page 177, Page 179 Meeting People, locked177🔒
Page 178, Page 180 "You go first.", locked178🔒
Page 179, Page 181 "Our journeys together have concluded, Ship.", locked179🔒
Page 180, Page 182 "You guys deserve each other.", locked180🔒
Page 181, Page 183 "From what I understand...", locked181🔒
Page 182, Page 184 "Paradise found.", locked182🔒
Page 183, Page 185 !?, locked183🔒
Page 184, Page 186 A Little Trauma, locked184🔒
Page 185, Page 187 "Not how this is supposed to work!", locked185🔒
Page 186, Page 188 Go Gentle Into That Goodnight, locked186🔒
Page 187, Page 189 The Tower of Knowledge, locked187🔒
Page 188, Page 190 The Nothing?, locked188🔒
Page 189, Page 191 Filled with Determination, locked189🔒
Page 190, Page 192 Finding Blame, locked190🔒
Page 191, Page 193 Window to a HIdden World, locked191🔒
Page 192, Page 194 "Welcome to the Galactic Network", locked192🔒
Page 193, Page 195 YOU, locked193🔒
Page 194, Page 196 AivvTech "UAE-6" advertisement, locked194🔒
Page 195, Page 197 The Enemy's Lair, locked195🔒
Page 196, Page 198 "Virtual Window™", locked196🔒
Page 197, Page 199 Anger Like Holding A Burning Coal, locked197🔒
Page 198, Page 200 Little Angels, locked198🔒
Page 199, Page 201 Playing with Knives, locked199🔒
Page 200, Page 202 Sideways, locked200🔒
Page 201, Page 203 The Little Angels, locked201🔒
Page 202, Page 204 You're Somebody, locked202🔒
Page 203, Page 205 "Stop Saying 'Said Thingy'!", locked203🔒
Page 204, Page 206 This is Gonna Be Big., locked204🔒
Page 205, Page 207 Attempt Murder, locked205🔒
Page 206, Page 208 Showdown, locked206🔒
Page 207, Page 209 Agreeing to Disagree, locked207🔒
Page 208, Page 210 "I wanna see blood", locked208🔒
Page 209, Page 211 Faster than you can see, locked209🔒
Page 210, Page 212 "Attempt"?, locked210🔒
Page 211, Page 213 She did., locked211🔒
Page 212, Page 214 "Apply Now!", locked212🔒
Page 213, Page 215 Grandiose Indeed, locked213🔒
Page 214, Page 216 Fond Memories, locked214🔒
Page 215, Page 217 "How would I describe...", locked215🔒
Page 216, Page 218 Start There, locked216🔒
Page 217, Page 219 This Thing, locked217🔒
Page 218, Page 220 Protect Her, locked218🔒
Page 219, Page 221 You Dont Remember?, locked219🔒
Page 220, Page 222 Shock, locked220🔒
Page 221, Page 223 Crushed, locked221🔒
Page 222, Page 224 Nobody Knows, locked222🔒
Page 223, Page 225 Show Them, locked223🔒
Page 224, Page 226 Unintended, locked224🔒
Page 225, Page 227 ARE YOU INSANE?!, locked225🔒
Page 226, Page 228 Ghost Ship, locked226🔒
Page 227, Page 229 Super Predator, locked227🔒
Page 228, Page 230 Top of the List, locked228🔒
Page 229, Page 231 Drop, locked229🔒
Page 230, Page 232 Its Alive, locked230🔒
Page 231, Page 233 Its Tired, locked231🔒
Page 232, Page 234 VINNT 184, locked232🔒
Page 233, Page 235 "One Million Surrenders", locked233🔒
Page 234, Page 236 Identity Crisis, locked234🔒
Page 235, Page 237 The Climb, locked235🔒
Page 236, Page 238 You Decide, locked236🔒
Page 237, Page 239 "I don't care", locked237🔒
Page 238, Page 240 "Each time you make a choice", locked238🔒
Page 239, Page 241 "Listen up, universe!", locked239🔒
Page 240, Page 242 "KKNNNNRRRR", locked240🔒
Page 241, Page 243 "DO NOT MOVE.", locked241🔒
Page 242, Page 244 "In the Network what matters is", locked242🔒
Page 243, Page 245 "WHAT YOU ARE.", locked243🔒
Page 244, Page 246 Character Sheet: Sarya, locked244🔒
Page 245, Page 247 Early Character Concepts / Drones, locked245🔒
Page 246, Page 248 Dedications & Credits, locked246🔒