The next morning, as the sun rose over a city that had no idea how close it came to a catastrophe, Elias sat on a concrete barrier. He pulled a flask of coffee from his bag and set the Handbook down beside him.
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He pulled a fresh piece of tape from his pocket and carefully reinforced the spine of the third edition. It was out of date, according to the software firms, but as far as Elias was concerned, the laws of gravity hadn't issued a fourth edition yet.
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