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Chapter 41: The Legacy They Left Behind

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The laboratory remained active long after sunset. Most of New Haven had settled into its evening routine — families eating dinner, children being tucked into beds, guards changing shifts on the walls.

But inside the research facility, every light remained on. The hum of computers and the soft glow of monitors filled the space. Nobody wanted to sleep. Not after what they had learned.

The flash drive sat on the center table like a relic from another world. Small. Unassuming. Yet it carried the
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