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The Gate
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2026-09-11 18:10:26He arrived on a Thursday morning.
He had not sent advance notice. He had considered it — had considered sending through the personal channel, which was the appropriate method, which was what he had used for both prior communications. He had considered it and had decided that advance notice would give her the opportunity to have Sorin send a formal response before he was physically present, and that he was not going to arrive having already been told no before he arrived.
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