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Chapter 442: Tremors
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2026-04-18 02:09:40Seven hours before the deposition, the tremors started.
Not seismic tremors. Conceptual tremors. Small, barely perceptible fluctuations in the way reality held itself together, as if the fundamental constants governing Manhattan's physical properties were being subjected to a quality inspection and found slightly wanting.Jack noticed it first in the egg chamber. The crystallized time walls, which had been stable since the baby Utterance completed its song, developed hairline fractu
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