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In the kitchen, Nina removed her meal tray from the delivery slot and unwrapped her oatmeal and piece of fruit, “EAT WELL COMRADE, THE STRENGTH OF THE NATION BEGINS WITH YOU”, scrawled across the cellophane packaging. An asterisk indicated a vitamin C pill was included because her band statistics reported low levels overnight. She sat at the firm wood beige table in the corner and pulled out the trusty tablet she’d gotten as a mere year 7. It quickly unlocked upon the recognition of her face and opened to the lines of code she had been typing the night before. They sat projected above the screen in front of her, as she preferred to work in a more physical manner, manipulating the digital code with her fingertips in midair. “Good morning to you my little gerla”, her father crowed as he entered the room. “Morning, Papa.” “Where are your studies taking you today”, he said removing his own tray from the slot and sitting next to her. “We’re off to the Museum for Technical Excellence in Moscow, I’m excited! And then this afternoon I have Komsomol duties at the center.” “Ah, yes, there is much to learn about the world before we had служащий and великая система. There were times of great building and innovation. I think you’ll find it quite inspiring my little programmer.” The band on her wrist lit up and buzzed gently, “BUS ARRIVING IN 5 MINUTES” |
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