“All right, Tikal,” says Mother, “you’re thirteen now! Time to choose whether to Buy In to the Great Collective.”<\/p>\n
“Is that a real choice?” asks Tikal. “Everyone I know–”<\/p>\n
Father frowns. “It wouldn’t be much of a Collective if we were forced to join!”<\/p>\n
“What if I refuse?”<\/p>\n
“You get thirteen thousand thalers,” says Mother.<\/p>\n
“Wow!”<\/p>\n
“And nothing else, ever again,” says Father. “Also, you can’t work, or invest, or actually spend it at any Collective institution.”<\/p>\n
Tikal considers it. “I think,” he says, “I’ll Buy In.”<\/p>\n
Mother claps happily. “Splendid! Let’s pick your new middle name off the approved list.”<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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