The barrier remained, solid, immovable, absolute and yet it had stopped meaning what it was designed to mean.Lyra felt that first, not in her mind where logic still tried to impose structure, but in the quiet, persistent awareness beneath it. The partition between her and A-01 was still there, still separating space, still blocking sight and movement. But it no longer separated them. If anything, it had removed everything unnecessary, no distractions, no interference, no illusion of control. Just connection, direct, unfiltered, dangerous.Her palm remained pressed against the cold surface, her fingers slightly spread as if anchoring herself to something that should not exist. Her breathing had slowed, but not into calm. Into focus. That was worse, because calm could be controlled. This felt like alignment.On the other side, she felt him, not imagined, not inferred, but felt. The awareness of his presence had sharpened into something almost precise, like her senses had adjusted to pe
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