The Level 16 < TRUSTED >

But if you listen close—through the ventilation grate, just before dawn—you can still hear the faint echo of Level 3. Somebody down there is laughing. And for a second, you remember what that felt like.

: Girls are told they are being groomed to be "perfect" and "clean" young women for adoption by wealthy families. the level 16

That last one is the dream. Every girl wants Level 16. But if you listen close—through the ventilation grate,