"I can't-won't do that to him, Summer says sharply. 'Or to myself. Besides, your feelings for me aren't real. The Society did this to you. And if they did it to you, they probably scrambled my brain too. I can't trust that any of this is real."

Trust, Doubt, Love, Identity

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"I can't-won't do that to him, Summer says sharply. 'Or to myself. Besides, your feelings for me aren't real. The Society did this to you. And if they did it to you, they probably scrambled my brain too. I can't trust that any of this is real."

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