Alexandria Project, Chapter 22: Fancy Meeting You Here!

“There? That dusty old bookstore? That's where you think the Alexandria Project that's trying to take down western civilization as we know it is based?"

“Yes, 'that dusty old bookstore!'” Marla snapped. “My father’s certain that’s where the attacks are coming from. We’re in Alexandria, right? So it all ties together. And in case you’ve forgotten, the first gripe the Alexandria Project mentioned in the letter they sent George Marchand was about the Library of Congress pulping books,” so why not a bunch of book fanatics? Marla blew her nose, and Carl noticed for the first time that she had a bad cold.

“Okay, okay. It’s just not what I had expected, but don’t worry, we’ll take it from here.”

“’We’ll take it from here?’ What is that supposed to mean?” Marla was more than annoyed now.

Carl looked surprised. “You know, I’ll report in to headquarters, we’ll comb the store without the owners knowing anything, and if we can find the right evidence, we’ll arrest them.”

“Right.” Marla said. “Exactly right. That’s just what we’ll do. Didn’t you ever learn how to use your pronouns properly?”

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