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Nothing Stayed Buried Forever

Author: Jsommi
last update publish date: 2026-06-14 16:40:15

Silas's POV

I disagreed with Clara's decision not to respond.

I told her this directly because I had learned long ago that pretending to agree when I did not was both inefficient and an insult to her intelligence.

"The article will recirculate without a counter-narrative," I said. "Every day we stay silent is a day the implication settles further."

"Every day we respond is a day we make it more interesting," she said. "A response from Luther Corporation turns a three-thousand-word article into
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