“John, is it true?”

  “No, Mom, I mean, sure, okay, I jumped but only for observation.”

  “Agents told me they have causality evidence, John.”

  “Alright, alright, Mom, but those animals netted us a mega profit—non-GMO, non-toxic. You can’t find them anywhere here now.“

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  “There are harsh penalties for poaching, John. Non-permitted tampering has severe consequences—Don’t you recall Temporal Mechanics 101? The butterfly effect!”

  “So? I’ll get a fine or a warning.”

  “No, John, they’ll do whatever it takes to prevent everything you’ve done … Oh no, I feel so strange ...”

  She instantly vanished, and, consequently, he followed.