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Divine Spark Rising
Rita replaced the reader in its box. “Then take
it,” she said. “The journals. J-0. The people who
come here will take care of the rest.”
Carolina hesitated. “Are you sure?”
Rita’s smile held that mischief again. “You
always think you’re stealing from the archive,” she
said. “You rarely are.”
4. The Call-Through
At the top of the stairs, Henry’s phone buzzed
with a number that wasn’t a number. He answered
and didn’t say hello.
Jinji’s voice arrived thin but dancing. The city
just rearranged a little, she said. What did you do?
“We chose without saying so,” Henry replied.
Good, Jinji said. Bring that with you. The
Curator is drawing a labyrinth under the river.
Mirrors and code and memory. You won’t talk your
way through. You’ll do your way through.
Carolina squeezed the box of journals against
her chest. “We’re ready.”
You’re never ready, Jinji said fondly. Go anyway.
The line broke. The street outside sounded
unusually alive, as if Lisbon had tilted to present its
best cheek.
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