Defusing a time bomb is tricky business even if the many-worlds interpretation doesn’t hold, and Mario isn’t helping.<\/p>\n
“Have you ever done this before?” he asks, trying to get a better look.<\/p>\n
“In simulations,” mutters Girard. Sweat accretes under his ears and armpits.<\/p>\n
“Which wire do you think you should cut?”<\/p>\n
“Ask me in thirty seconds,” says Girard, cutters poised.<\/p>\n
Mario twists his watch and jumps forward. “Which wire do you think you should cut?” he asks again.<\/p>\n
Girard lolls at him, skinless, his jaw across the room somewhere.<\/p>\n
“Well?” says Girard when he returns.<\/p>\n
“Not that one,” Mario says.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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