The Penultiamte Truth 20-40

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They are in ant tanks below surface.
Leadies are metal constructs or robots without a pancreas.
The people almost got anialated before the got below surface.
Most of the food they eat and drink is synthetic, like the cofee since theyre below surface.
Nicholas wants to go to the surface and set off a bomb.
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What is coup de grace?
Who are the leadies?
Why did the humans construct the leadies if they didn't them to fight for them or protect them?
Who are they fighting the war against?
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cholinesterase(p 24) an enzyme that hydrolyses acetylcholine (into choline and acetic acid).
beseechingly(p 26) in a beseeching manner.
conapt(p 32) ?
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Forshadow(p 25) "...is theyre short on food and need a pretext..." Foreshadows that one of the tanks or more will be abolished.
Simile(p 31) " a wide river like wet silver"
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This section talks about how one fo the anti tanks might get abolished and also that Nicholas might go up to the surface to fight int he war and set off a bomb.