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Chapter 49

           Idon’trememberhoworwhyjustglimpsesandfeelingsthatthingshadchangedintheworld,thatsomethingreallybadhappened.Ihavenoideawhat.TheCreatorsstoleus,andIthinktheyfeltjustifiedindoingit.Somehowtheyfiguredoutthatwehaveabove-averageintelligence,andthat’swhytheychoseus.Idon’tknow,mostofthisissketchyanddoesn’tmatterthatmuchanyway.

           "Ican’trememberanythingaboutmyfamilyorwhathappenedtothem.Butafterweweretaken,wespentthenextfewyearslearninginspecialschools,livingsomewhatnormallivesuntiltheywerefinallyabletofinanceandbuildtheMaze.AllournamesarejuststupidnicknamestheymadeuplikeAlbyforAlbertEinstein,NewtforIsaacNewton,andmeThomas.AsinEdison."

           Albylookedlikehe’dbeenslappedintheface."Ournames...theseain’tevenourrealnames?"

           Thomasshookhishead."AsfarasIcantell,we’llprobablyneverknowwhatournameswere."

           "Whatareyousaying?"Frypanasked."Thatwe’refreakin’orphansraisedbyscientists?"

           "Yes,"Thomassaid,hopinghisexpressiondidn’tgiveawayjusthowdepressedhefelt."Supposedlywe’rereallysmartandthey’restudyingeverymovewemake,analyzingus.Seeingwho’dgiveupandwhowouldn’t.Seeingwho’dsurviveitall.Nowonderwehavesomanybeetlebladespiesrunningaroundthisplace.Plus,someofushavehadthings...alteredinourbrains."

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