"Special Circumstances": The words have sent chills down Tally&39;s spine since her days as a repellent, rebellious ugly Back then Specials were a sinister ru, breathtakingly fast Ordinary prettiesa Special But Tally&39;s never been ordinary And now she&39;s been turned into one of thelies down and the pretties stupid The strength, the speed, and the clarity and focus of her thinking feel better than anything Tally can remember Most of the ti more Still, it&39;s easy to tune that out -- until Tally&39;s offered a chance to stamp out the rebels of the New Smoke permanently It all comes down to one last choice: listen to that tiny, faint heartbeat, or carry out the rammed to complete Either way, Tally&39;s world will never be the same