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Kitay's Sinegard was full of wonders, completely accessible, and crammed with things that belonged to him. Kitay's Sinegard wasn't terrifying, because Kitay had money. If he tripped, half the shop owners on the street would help him up, hoping for a handsome tip. If his pocket were cut, he'd go home and get another purse. Kitay could afford to be victimized by the city because he had room to fail.

Rin pushed at Kitay's arm. "But Altan's so good," she said. "At everything. Everyone adores him."

Raban shrugged. "Altan's more or less a god on this campus. Doesn't mean he's happy."

— sois ça sera un perso INCROYABLE sois ça sera l’antagoniste du cartier

" The Keju doesn't mean anything," Rin said scathingly. "The Keju is a ruse to keep uneducated peasants right where they'e always been. You slip past the Keju, they'll find a way to expe you anyway. The Keju keeps the lower classes sedated. It keeps us dreaming. It's not a ladder for mobility; it's a way to keep people like me exactly where they were born. The Keju is a drug."

I am woke

Power dictates acceptability