Part Two George worked quietly for the next three hours, almost unaware of Tibha and her presence near by. Almost, but not entirely. He could smell her but instead of wasting his mind in trying to think of something memorable to say, for he rarely could, he concentrated on his first assignment. Christmas was easy to correct as it had been replaced by other re-writers long ago and had become the Mid Winter Festival held on the 21st December each year. That was the time for celebrating life, celebrating each other and celebrating the Incorporation of the old Western Empire and its transition from a so-called democratic, and widely corrupt, system of individual governments, to a properly run, efficient and profitable business, managed by professional businessmen.
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