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 <p>There had been an enormous row within the clade when first Cress, then Tule, had gotten in a relationship with a member of the Ode clade. Most of the Marshans had largely written off the stories of the Odists&rsquo; political meddling as overly fantastic, yet more myths to keep the functionally immortal entertained. Even if they had their basis in truth, they remained only stories.</p>
 <p>Lily, however, had had an immediate and dramatic reaction, cutting contact with the rest of the clade &mdash; including Marsh &mdash; for more than a year. She had even refused to merge down for two years until tempers had settled.</p>
 <p>Hanne spoke up. &ldquo;Listen, can we maybe give this a few hours to play out? I need to sleep, and if Reed doesn&rsquo;t take a break, he&rsquo;s going to explode.&rdquo;</p>
-<p>The others laughed. Reed felt a twinge of resentment, but it was true enough, and if they stood around the living room spinning their wheels any longer, tempers would continue to flare.</p>
+<p>The others laughed. Reed felt a twinge of resentment, shouldn&rsquo;t they be dumping all of their energy into this? Shouldn&rsquo;t they all fork several times over and throw themselves at the problem? Still, it was true enough, and if they stood around the living room spinning their wheels any longer, tempers would continue to flare.</p>
 <p>&ldquo;Yeah,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;Give me at least four hours. I&rsquo;ll do a little digging and grab some sleep, then maybe we can meet up somewhere else and talk through what we&rsquo;ve learned.&rdquo;</p>
 <p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;ll keep digging at phys-side news,&rdquo; Rush said. &ldquo;Want to help, Sedge?&rdquo;</p>
 <p>She nodded.</p>