When half the population seems to be those weirdo bots, guess that makes sense. It's going to be a really, really weird time for the telepaths, I can tell you that.

(Their entire experience in life is being stuck in an overcrowded room, no matter where they go. Murmurs, whispers, worries, celebrations, secrets, all at once, from every side. Thousands, millions. It's busy for her, imagine for the ones with longer ranges.)

I did see the school, though.