“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.