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Chapter 22: Threads Already in Place
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2026-03-31 15:00:45Sam's POV
Upstairs, the library stood quiet, a space I didn’t have to share. It belonged more to me than anywhere else on the grounds.
Sunlight slipped through tall windows, brushing past rose bushes outside and washing over shelves made of dark wood. The carpet, thick and patterned, soaked up patches of glow while specks of dust swirled above it - busy, quiet things caught midair. A long table stood centered, built from polished red-brown timber, where I rested with papers stac
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