Bobbie sighed. “You know, a thousand of those stars out there are ours now. That’s like, what? Three… — James S. A. Corey
Bobbie sighed. “You know, a thousand of those stars out there are ours now. That’s like, what? Three ten-thousandths of a percent of our galaxy? That’s what we’re fighting over.”
“You think?”
“You don’t?”
“Nah,” Alex said. “I figure we’re fighting over who gets the most meat from the hunt and first access to the water hole. Mating rights. Who believes in which gods. Who has the most money. The usual primate issues.”
“Kids,” Bobbie said.
“Kids?”
“Yeah. Everyone wanting to make sure their kids have a better shot than they did. Or than everyone else’s kids. Something like that.”
“Yeah, probably,” Alex said.
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