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Chapter 26

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"Listen to me. I know how hard you worked to get into this programme. I've watched you argue your way through technical sessions, defend your calculations, and refuse to accept an answer just because someone has more experience than you. You wouldn't throw all that away to steal equipment."

My throat tightened unexpectedly.

"And if the committee thinks otherwise?" I asked.

"Then they need to investigate properly and find out what happened. I'm not going to pretend I know who took the equipme
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