The Long Mean While is a fictional novel written by Daniel Fletcher, with himself as the main character. The story involves his Task Force 29 co-workers and includes a romantic plot between him and Delara Auzenne. Excerpts from this novel appear as in-game eBooks in Deus Ex: Mankind Divided: * Chapter 1 can be found in Fletcher's office in the Task Force 29 Headquarters. * Chapter 27 can be found on a terrace of an apartment overlooking the Palisade Station (above the Neogod Di Magi Shop).