progress from today, done with chapter 12

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@ -251,4 +251,74 @@ And apparently none of you want to know what it was.''
``Knowing is dangerous'', answered Katt. ``Knowing is dangerous'', answered Katt.
It came as quickly as a lifelong memorized reflex, It came as quickly as a lifelong memorized reflex,
a litany that she automatically recited a litany that she automatically recited without thinking about it for a fraction of a second.
``And useless.
What do you get from knowing what happened before?''
Andrew started to formulate a sharply-worded answer,
but he let it go.
It didn't make sense to argue with Katt.
He kept silent.
``Maybe Rex and the others are right'', said Katt.
``Right?
About what?''
``They say that you're dangerous to us.''
``Yeah, maybe'', Andrew said with a shrug.
``But you don't have to worry.
I won't be here long enough to actually be dangerous for you.''
Katt wrinkled her brow.
``What do you mean?''
``Just like I said'', answered Andrew.
``I'm definitely not staying here.''
``Nonsense'', Katt rebutted.
``Nobody leaves from here.''
``Has anyone ever tried it?''
``A couple'', answered Katt.
``They all died.
Nobody gets over the mountains.''
``I can'', Andrew insisted.
Katt wanted to talk back again,
but this time Andrew's quick and slightly louder tone cut her off
--- even though he felt like he shouldn't say it.
``I'm not just anyone, you know?
I mean:
I'm neither extraordinarily important nor famous or irreplaceable.
But my father is a very influential man and is also filthy rich.
He noticed a long time ago that our plane hasn't arrived like it was planned,
and he will move heaven and earth to find me.''
With a snide noise he motioned towards the black mountains that loomed over the roofs of the city
like gigantic stone prison guards.
``Those mountains would have to reach all the way to the moon.
I'll bet it won't even take three days before he finds me.''
``Are you sure?', asked Katt.
Something in the way that she asked that irritated Andrew.
Maybe it would have scared him if he would have let her.
He still nodded.
``You had the sickness,
Andrew.'', Katt said after a couple seconds.
It was still in the same empathetic tone that was making him more and more uncomfortable.
``And?''
``You had a heavy fever'', Katt continued.
``We all thought that you would die,
but you made it.''
Andrew stared at her.
His heart started beating.
``How long \dots did I sleep?'', he asked hesitantly.
``Ten days'', answered Katt.

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\addtocontents{toc}{\protect\setcounter{tocdepth}{-1}} \addtocontents{toc}{\protect\setcounter{tocdepth}{-1}}
\input{book-1/11} \input{book-1/11}
\input{book-1/12} \input{book-1/12}
\input{book-1/13}