I set down the spoon.
"Exclusive," I said.
Silas looked at the wall display. "Yes."
"Signal."
"Yes."
"Rights."
"That is the word legal selected."
"Legal should select another profession."
His mouth shifted.
I stood and crossed to the display.
The agreement was one hundred and twelve pages long.
Institutions hid simple intentions inside enough language that refusing began to feel less intelligent than signing.
I enlarged the definition section.
Signal Materials: all biometric, visual, auditory, behavioral, emotional-response, movement-pattern, and performance-derived data generated by or in connection with Principal Anchor participation.
"This includes everything."
"Nearly."
"What does it exclude?"
"Private financial activity unrelated to Vantage systems."
"Generous."
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