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The Truth About Lying
“And then?”
“Then we find out whether you want truth or absolution.”
The line went quiet.
“Jinji.”
“What?”
“If your system killed someone, why would you ever build another one?”
For the first time, she didn’t answer immediately. When she spoke again, her voice was lower. “Because someone else is already building worse.” The call ended.
Henry sat with the phone in his hand.
On the table, his laptop waited.
Inside it were thirty-two pages that could ruin him.
Maybe that was the point.
He thought about Cerulean.
About Dr. Sharma.
About Claire, who had asked him to tell the truth once and survive it.
Then he opened the laptop again. Not to edit.
Not to soften.
To print.
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