“Free will’s the loophole.”

You think civilization survives that?” He looked toward the clouds—those swollen, data-stuffed heavens. “Now picture those same satanic souls armed eternally with freerange free will, and endless, infinite energy π. They could vanish and reappear anywhere—undetected, unstoppable.” His jaw set. “Governments couldn’t contain them. So they’d have no choice but to contain everyone.” “That’s the curse of it, isn’t it?” he said quietly. “Free will’s the loophole.