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Chapters (74)
  1. Cover
  2. Praise
  3. Dedication
  4. Epigraph
  5. Chapter 1
  6. Chapter 2
  7. Chapter 3
  8. Chapter 4
  9. Chapter 5
  10. Chapter 6
  11. Chapter 7
  12. Chapter 8
  13. Chapter 9
  14. Chapter 10
  15. Chapter 11
  16. Chapter 12
  17. Chapter 13
  18. Chapter 14
  19. Chapter 15
  20. Chapter 16
  21. Chapter 17
  22. Chapter 18
  23. Chapter 19
  24. Chapter 20
  25. Chapter 21
  26. Chapter 22
  27. Chapter 23
  28. Chapter 24
  29. Chapter 25
  30. Chapter 26
  31. Chapter 27
  32. Chapter 28
  33. Chapter 29
  34. Chapter 30
  35. Chapter 31
  36. Chapter 32
  37. Chapter 33
  38. Chapter 34
  39. Chapter 35
  40. Chapter 36
  41. Chapter 37
  42. Chapter 38
  43. Chapter 39
  44. Chapter 40
  45. Chapter 41
  46. Chapter 42
  47. Chapter 43
  48. Chapter 44
  49. Chapter 45
  50. Chapter 46
  51. Chapter 47
  52. Chapter 48
  53. Chapter 49
  54. Chapter 50
  55. Chapter 51
  56. Chapter 52
  57. Chapter 53
  58. Chapter 54
  59. Chapter 55
  60. Chapter 56
  61. Chapter 57
  62. Chapter 58
  63. Chapter 59
  64. Chapter 60
  65. Chapter 61
  66. Chapter 62
  67. Chapter 63
  68. Chapter 64
  69. Chapter 65
  70. Chapter 66
  71. Epilogue
  72. Acknowledgements
  73. About the Author
  74. Extract from The Mayfly
SIMEON: HEY ARE YOU THERE?
SIMEON: HELLO?
USER3412: SORRY, I’M HERE.
SIMEON: BEEN THINKING ABOUT NEXT WEEK A LOT.
USER3412: WHAT ABOUT NEXT WEEK? WE’RE GOING TO CHANGE THE WORLD image
SIMEON: I NEED TO TALK TO YOU.
USER3412: IT’S TOUGH I KNOW. BUT WE’VE COME SO FAR. DID YOU REMEMBER THE MEETING PLACE? WE WON’T NEED IT BUT HOPE IT HELPS. KNOWING IT’S THERE AND STUFF?
SIMEON: IT’S MORE COMPLICATED THAN THAT. I’M NOT SURE ANYMORE.
USER3412: SIMEON, RELAX. EVERYTHING WILL BE FINE. THIS IS WHAT WE BOTH WANT RIGHT? THE TRUTH. WE ARE MARCHING TO AN APOCALYPTIC TUNE.
SIMEON: NOT SURE I GET WHAT THE TRUTH IS ANYMORE. IT’S ALL GOT VERY CONFUSED IN MY HEAD. LAST NIGHT I HAD THIS DREAM THAT WE WERE IN A THEATRE LOOKING OUT TO AN AUDIENCE, TELLING THEM OUR STORY. THEY WERE ON FIRE. ALL OF THEM. I COULD SMELL THEIR FLESH BURNING. FUCKED UP RIGHT?
USER3412: OK. THE BALANCE, SIMEON. REMEMBER IT’S ALL ABOUT RESTORING BALANCE. IF WE DON’T DO THIS THEN WHO WILL? REMEMBER – SNE, HNE, SNE.
SIMEON: NO. I’VE MADE UP MY MIND.
SIMEON: U THERE?
USER3412: WHAT DO YOU MEAN?
SIMEON: I MEAN ABOUT THE TRUTH.
USER3412: THIS IS JUST YOU HAVING DOUBTS WHICH IS NATURAL CONSIDERING THE CONSEQUENCES OF WHAT WILL HAPPEN NEXT WEEK WHEN THE WORLD FINDS OUT THE TRUTH.
SIMEON: I HATE MYSELF.
SIMEON: HATE WHAT I’VE BECOME MAYBE. I KNOW WHAT WE’RE DOING AND I KNOW WHAT HAPPENED HAPPENED, BUT THAT DOESN’T MAKE US RIGHT. WHO GUARDS THE GUARDS IF WE DO WHAT WE WANT?
USER3412: IT DOESN’T WORK LIKE THAT.
SIMEON: WHAT DO YOU MEAN?
USER3412: SIMEON, WE’VE BEEN DOING THIS FOR 2 YEARS. IT’S NOT LIKE YOU CAN JUST SAY HEY FUCK IT AT THIS POINT CAN YOU? DID YOU TALK TO THE MAG’S LAWYER?
SIMEON: I MET HIM A COUPLE OF TIMES.
USER3412: WHO IS HE?
SIMEON: HIS NAME IS PRIEST.
USER3412: AND?
SIMEON: WHAT?
USER3412: WHAT'S HE LIKE?
SIMEON: KIND OF LIKE A GUY THAT’S GOOD TO HAVE ON YOUR SIDE AND A REAL BIG DEAL IF HE’S ON THE OTHER.
USER3412: NOT GONNA FUCK WITH HIM THEN?
USER3412: SIMEON? U THERE?
SIMEON: WE SHOULD GO TO THE POLICE.
USER3412: AND THEY’LL DO WHAT EXACTLY?
SIMEON: YOU KNOW WHAT.
SIMEON: I GUESS WHEN WE STARTED I BOUGHT INTO THE AGENDA. I GOT WHAT WE WERE ABOUT. CUTTING OUT THE ROTTEN CORE AND EVERYTHING. YOU WERE MY INSPIRATION. I THOUGHT I CAN DO THIS – THIS MAKES REAL SENSE. DON’T GET ME WRONG. THEY SHOULD BURN FOR WHAT THEY DID BUT IS THIS THE WAY? IS THIS ME?
USER3412: CALL ME.
SIMEON: I’M SORRY. SOMEONE HAS TO END THIS.
USER3412: DON’T BE A FOOL, SIMEON. IF WE DON’T DO IT THEN THEY WIN. THAT’S ALL THAT WILL HAPPEN. THEY WILL WIN.
SIMEON: YOU DON’T KNOW THAT.
USER3412: WAIT.
USER3412: I DON’T WANNA HAVE TO DO IT THIS WAY, SIMEON, BUT I OWN YOU.
USER3412: YOU DON’T GET TO LEAVE. NOT NOW.
SIMEON: I’M SORRY.
SIMEON: ***SIMEON HAS LOGGED OFF***
USER3412: FINE. BUT DON’T SAY YOU WEREN’T WARNED.
USER3412: ***USER3412 HAS LOGGED OFF***