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Nicholas Boothman
One scrolls across the screen:
TRUST IS SAFETY. SAFETY IS SURRENDER.
A shadow of Henry’s truth, sharpened into
obedience.
“People don’t want liberation,” the Curator
says. “They want permission to give up.”
The upload begins.
Tomar.
The last rays of sun bled across the valley. The
spiral chalk faded in the chapel behind them.
Henry sat with his eyes on Jinji’s encrypted feed,
the countdown ticking red.
23:47:09.
Less than 24 hours until the global broadcast.
Carolina’s voice was steady. “We have the real
Word. They have the copy.”
Henry exhaled, jaw tight.
“Then we’d better teach the world how to tell
the difference. Because if we fail…”
He looked at the clock.
“…tomorrow, choice itself dies.”
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