“Unfortunately his IQ seems to be off the scale, in the wrong direction.”

— Charles Stross , The Laundry Files

Source: The Laundry Files, The Annihilation Score (2015), Chapter 10, “Great Pay and Benefits! Apply Here!” (p. 182)

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