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The Institute | Maia Siegel | Granta

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‘A live player saw the rules of the game for what they were. The founders would not spell out these rules because they were impossible to sum up.’

The Institute | Maia Siegel | Granta Skip to main content The Institute Maia Siegel it exists --> The founders of the Institute were not exactly sure what they were looking for. They were looking for a ‘live player’, someone who might stretch their legs or stab you, and you wouldn’t be sure of which until it happened. They wanted Barron Trump to be the new Caesar. They wanted Klaus Kinski to shill Bitcoin. They wanted eyes like his, boiling in their shells. Pressure would hiss from behind their leaching plastic contact lenses. And then: they’d open, plastic slick to the skull. A live player sa

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