‘The Department of Security,’ said George.
‘The Department of Security,’ agreed Edgar, ‘where everybody who did not complete their education, and who could not make any other contribution to the communities, was relocated for further training. They would never leave that department unless they could prove they could make a valuable contribution in other ways to the Corporation.’
‘So what do they spend their lives doing?’
‘Policing, or they joined the military,’ replied Edgar. ‘Some of them are right here in the Complex. The ones you see in uniform come from there but there are many more that are not in uniform, they look just like you and me. They will be monitoring the hy-devs of anybody they choose.’
‘Like me?’ George asked.
‘No son, they won’t be bothering with you. You are no thre
