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THE SUGGESTION THAT she run for council shocked Melati more than anything Uncle could have said about husbands or ISF. It was simple, he said; no one else knew the workings of the tier 1 constructs who ran the StatOp council as well as she did. No one understood ISF, the silent presence on the station. Harto would only annoy people and no one in the council would take him seriously, and meanwhile the B sector faced serious problems that should have been addressed years ago.
He was right. The elections would be held in another six months’ time and there was time to mount a campaign. Wahid might be willing to direct his support to someone who would continue his work, someone who would not upset the other council members within five minutes of entering the room.
But it would also be div
