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Chapter 503: Crosswell Executives Circle
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2026-03-29 18:33:36They did not call it a meeting.
They called it a briefing.
The distinction mattered to people who preferred to operate without fingerprints. A briefing implied information flowing downward. A meeting implied deliberation. What gathered in the executive suite that morning was neither.
It was a test.
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