the boy's face in a rough, hurried manner. jack does the same to me, but he uses a gentle hand. this is it. my time in the secular world is all but over. all that will be left of me is my record, which is kept in the court digital files for two years. my number will then be recycled to someone else at the age of ten, or younger, if they happen to be an orphan. i hope whoever gets 5-7-9-0-1-2-3 has more luck with it than i did. they say some numbers are doomed and i never thought that about mine, but maybe it's true after all?
i'm not 