"True," Raven said. "But in my version, we're not calling ourselves boring." She pulled out her book again, cleared her throat, and started reading. "'Of the Origin and Design of Government in General, with Concise Remarks on the English Constitution

"'SOME writers have so confounded society with government, as to leave little or no distinction between them; whereas they are not only different, but have different origins. . . .'"

Something rustled in the bushes.