Motif · Book 5, The Butcher's Masquerade
The count
Carl's tally of administrators killed, begun on the fifth floor with a note in the 25th edition — 'One.' — after a toy exploded beside Loita in a shielded trailer. Written for Coolie and for a gnome girl named Bonnie; 'What I do from here on out is solely for me and my people.'
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'There's no going back after this' (ch. 5). The count is now in hands.