"Oh, yes, I must be okay," Gates said peevishly, still clutching the lamp post. "I can now match the physical expectations of a conformist society! How could I be anything but okay? No, surely I am wonderful."
He turned the most pitiful expression on Jill, his eyes still wide. "How did this happen? I wish I'd never been hatched!"
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He turned the most pitiful expression on Jill, his eyes still wide. "How did this happen? I wish I'd never been hatched!"