Chill Factor
“From another part of the center came the energetic sounds of men training. When The People inherited this nation, they’d be strong and worthy of it.
Before touching the PRINT key, Philip slid his hands into a pair of thin rubber gloves. Then he loaded paper from a fresh package and opened a new box of envelopes. He studied the envelopes in their box, thin white edges, faultlessly aligned. Precision pleased him.
Once the letters and envelopes printed out, he placed them side by side on the desk.... Selecting a ballpoint pen from a cluster of writing implements in a drawer, he scribbled on a paper scrap to check the ink flow, then signed each letter in clean, clear script: The People.
He admired the letterhead’s insignia, blue, red, and gold, no bigger than a nickel.
“How do you respond when asked what that emblem stands for?” the Colonel often inquired.
“Freedom, sir!” thirty voices replied.
Except when the wrong person asked. Then the “P” stood for perseverance, preservation, prism, peace—anything but The People.MoreLess
Before touching the PRINT key, Philip slid his hands into a pair of thin rubber gloves. Then he loaded paper from a fresh package and opened a new box of envelopes. He studied the envelopes in their box, thin white edges, faultlessly aligned. Precision pleased him.
Once the letters and envelopes printed out, he placed them side by side on the desk.... Selecting a ballpoint pen from a cluster of writing implements in a drawer, he scribbled on a paper scrap to check the ink flow, then signed each letter in clean, clear script: The People.
He admired the letterhead’s insignia, blue, red, and gold, no bigger than a nickel.
“How do you respond when asked what that emblem stands for?” the Colonel often inquired.
“Freedom, sir!” thirty voices replied.
Except when the wrong person asked. Then the “P” stood for perseverance, preservation, prism, peace—anything but The People.MoreLess
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