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Excerpt from “A Perfect Time of Life”

“I want to be young forever,” Deirdre announced to the Decider, when her turn to enter the room finally came.

He looked up from his terminal but finished tapping a few more keys before giving her his full attention.

“Yes, that’s what we usually hear,” he said in a flat voice. She thought she detected some sarcasm, but it didn’t matter. She wasn’t there to enjoy his personality.

“You understand that access to Thules 7 is limited. I’ll need some additional information. Have a seat,” he said, indicating a high chair in front of the desk. It was surprisingly comfortable, and enabled her to see him eye-to-eye.

“Have you been a Decider long?” she asked, to make conversation and appear interested in the man. Maybe that would soften him up.

He was sitting in front of her, leaning to the side, and as she spoke he stared out the window at the city and the river that ran through it, slate-gray under an overcast sky.

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