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The Rescue Pkan

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Adrian's POV

Sunday.

The geological survey day.

Modified.

Not the northwest quadrant.

Not yet.

The three block original range only.

Garrett had assessed the risk as low following Saturday evening's call.

The individuals knew the recording existed.

The specific behavior of people aware they were documented was withdrawal.

But low risk was not no risk.

And the northwest quadrant could wait one more day.

Noah had accepted this with the focused pragmatism of someone who understood that research met
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