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Chapter 68

Author: Jessy writes
last update publish date: 2026-03-03 00:14:43
The second day’s morning session opened with less formality than the first because the previous day had established enough of a foundation that the delegations had stopped performing unfamiliarity with each other and had moved into something that functioned more like a working group, which was exactly what the preparation team had hoped the first day would produce.

I was seated at the table as part of Daemon’s official delegation and I had my notebook open and my pen moving through most of the
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