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from one prison to another

But Mary thinks she knows now why Melody did it. She had got what she said she had wanted, the celebrity, the fame, and had stepped from one prison to another. She can only guess how hollow that left her.

—p.210 Infinite Detail by Tim Maughan
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68 percent burned off Google's share value

Then that footage had leaked, the clearing of the homeless camp near Google's HQ in California. Next thing, their campus in Mountain View was swamped by thousands of protestors. The leaked video had brought them down, but it felt like most of them had some other reason to be there: that unshakable …

—p.203 by Tim Maughan
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there was never this many cops

"[...] I've been on Pride, and I went on the Women's March ... but this ... They were different, right? Like it felt like people were there to have fun. Like the signs all had jokes on them, people were partying, taking selfies. This, this feels like it's about something. Like I said, focused. Urge…

—p.136 by Tim Maughan
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3D-printed re-creations of people slain by the police

At Rush's insistence both he and Scott have got their scarves and hoods up to try to mask their faces from the police drones that float constantly above their heads. Most of the rest of the marchers have done the same: if not hoodies or scarves then actual masks - 3D-printed re-creations of too man…

—p.134 by Tim Maughan
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if your other half is a millionaire hedge fund manager

[...] Half the crowd here are finance bros of every gender, the other half their partners, all with the kinds of jobs you can do in NYC these days only if your other half is a millionaire hedge fund manager. Meatpacking District gallery curators. Life coaches. Personal stylists. Social-media brand …

—p.121 by Tim Maughan