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Chapter 65: "After The Water"

Autor: Mart Grey
last update Data de publicação: 2026-04-14 22:20:51

SARAH'S POV

"Time."

The single word came through the speakers while the doors unlocked simultaneously—a mechanical sound, clean and final, like a verdict being delivered.

I pushed my door open and stepped into the corridor, dripping from head to foot.

Game Two had been a flooding chamber with a combination lock built into the ceiling. You had to tread water long enough to reach it, hold your breath long enough to work the combination, and solve a sequence that changed every thirty seconds. Afte
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