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The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing: Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party Part 1, Chapter 21

By M.T. Anderson

Part 1, Chapter 21

So they're all in the wilderness now.
Cassiopeia goes along because Mr. Gitney tells her to keep Lord Cheldthorpe company, even though the wild is no place for a woman in heels.
The group meets up with Druggett, who gets them past the Iroquois—heck, two Iroquois people help them pass safely through the land.
One night, one of the Iroquois asks if Bono knew Cato Williams, a black guy who fought against the Iroquois, but Bono just shrugs and says everyone is named Cato Williams.
The wilderness is incredibly beautiful and very much "nature" with a big "N" (so we probably should have just written Nature).
All that beauty inspires Lord Cheldthorpe to go hunt and de-"virgin"ize the land. Stay classy, LC.
Bono and 09-01 agree that they've never seen anyone human being take so much pleasure in killing animals and such.

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