We sat across from olya as she tapped her long fingernails
rhythmically on the desk and spoke on the phone to the rep
from willoughby, inc. the project wasn't going as planned.
the letter from willoughby sat next to her, unopened, with
a letter opener beside it. every pencil on her desk was lined
up perfectly - a warning to others not to take one, or else
she would notice. she glared at us shamelessly as she
listened to the rep's reply.
which symbol from the passage most clearly represents a need for control?