i won’t tell. The room is bugged and the tape is rolling. It’s hysteria whispered under our breath. I’ll keep it brief, you never know if they’re watching me. How can I pledge allegiance to a machine with blades fit to cut me down? The puzzle’s not as hard as they want us to think and it’s falling into place. As the stock goes up, they’ll buy and sell us all. So we muttered a word below our breath, dark and with contempt. False loyalty is all you’ll get from me. Don’t you think I know that you’re watching me? I won’t tell. I’ve just now opened my eyes. There are spies among us. You can’t use my back as a footstool towards the corporate ladder and you’ll never know how the knife in your back is mine.