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"Go ahead."

"City Council is one way you can have a voice, but even though there are enough of you to warrant a district, there isn't one for you. I'd like to help you change how this city is run. I'd like to help to create a virtual district, one that represents this distributed community, so that you can have a voice. It's not much, but it's a start."

Several people signaled for attention; the one that was selected was at the edge of the crowd. He was too short for Sue to see, but she recognized his voice.

"A very wise woman once told me," he said, "that if you're silent, you don't count. If doing this will get us heard, I say go for it."

"Kid has a point," Buster confided to Sue. "Any idea who he is?"

"Sure. That young man was responsible for the re-taking of this site after the mass arrests. He's Natalie Knox's grandson, Kendrik. Calls himself K2."

THE END

Copyright 2013 by P. Orin Zack

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