Delarosa was trying to save the human race, " said Mkele. "Her only crime was that she was willing to go too far in order to do it. We decided, briefly, that we didn't want to go along with her, but look at us: We're hiding in a basement, letting Delarosa fight our battles, seriously considering lettering her deploy a nuclear bomb. We are long past the point where we can pick and choose our morality. We either save our species or we don't."" Yes, " said Tovar, "but I'd prefer it if we were still worth saving by the end of it. Dan Wells
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