Alastair ReynoldsA city's only ever three hot meals away from anarchy.
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The term "three hot meals" is used to describe how close a city is to complete chaos. If three meals are in the distance, in three different places, then you have a chance of escaping the chaos in that city.
Source: Terminal World
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