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"Ah hell"

"What's wrong, Mickey? You said I was the one being gloomy"

"How long have we known each other, Spider?"

"Since our MIT days You orking the cafeteria How could you forget?"

"I haven't You were the only one of those se kids who didn't treat me like scum You were my friend"

"You paid irls in Cae"

"I still do," Doyle said with a grin

"You've done okay for yourself, Mickey Not everyone can be a pilot"

"I'm small potatoes compared to the Man"

"Tris? I guess he is larger than life I've always been a tinkerer I'm like the architect who builds one house He's like the developer who sells thousands of those houses His vision hat made us both fortunes"

"You believe all this anarchy stuff he talks about?"

"Sos are way off balance in the world, and I'd like to shake up the Elites, but I was e Now that's turned to crap, and I have to set things straight"

"And I'ood idea"

"I appreciate that friendship, but I have to say I'm sorry"

Doyle paused a , then said, "I'm sorry too," with sadness in his voice