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Chapter 32

Author: Charles
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The call came on a Tuesday morning in March, as Sophia was preparing to leave her temporary apartment in Oakland for a series of interviews with community organizers in San Francisco's Mission District. She almost didn't answer the unknown number, but something made her pick up.

"Sophia? This is Amanda Chen. I know it's been a long time."

Sophia sat down hard on her couch. She hadn't spoken to Amanda since the congressional hearings three years earlier, though she had followed news of her career transition from political staffer to public interest lawyer.

"Amanda. This is a surprise. How are you?"

"I'm okay. Better than okay, actually. But I'm calling because something's happening that I think you need to know about."

"What kind of something?"

"The coordination networks we exposed? They didn't disappear. They evolved. And they're planning something big for the 2024 election cycle."

Sophia felt the familiar knot in her stomach. "What have you learned?"

"I can't talk about it o
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