“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.