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“They come!” Porello shouted. “Words from our saviours! They come to our aid in our time of need. Didn’t I tell you to believe, and to shun the falsehoods of this dog from the districts? Didn’t I say these animals were incapable of speaking the truth? I tried my best in the Council, my friends. I argued that the Higher Council would come to our aid, that we should see those beyond the glass as our allies—and now my proclamations have been given the seal of approval from that very same Higher Council! Soon, my friends, my wonderful fellow residents of this fine Dome, we shall be free!”
The crowd cheered, louder than they had before, and chants sprang up. Genna struggled to make out the words.
There was nothing she could do. If she spoke, Porello would denounce her words as f
