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Chapter 659: The Question Return
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2026-04-29 07:37:16The question did not arrive as pressure.
That was what made it different.
It surfaced during an otherwise unremarkable board dinner, the kind designed to maintain continuity rather than announce direction. Conversation flowed easily. No one postured. No one tested authority.
Toward the end, a senior member spoke carefully.
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