Five years later.The National Medal of Science ceremony was being broadcast worldwide.I wore a red bespoke suit and stood beneath the spotlight.In my hands was the heavy trophy, the highest honor in my field of biology.Thunderous applause rose below the stage, and countless flashes surrounded me."Thank you to my team, and thank you to the person I love, Tessa Mercer."I held the microphone, swept my gaze across the audience, and finally looked into the camera, my eyes steady."Most of all, I want to thank the self who never gave up on light, even in darkness."Along this path, I have witnessed too much injustice, but I have also proven that as long as you are alive, fairness will eventually arrive."At the same time, on the other side of the city.In a dark, damp basement, the air reeked of mold and human waste.An old television was playing the award ceremony.Vivian Harkins was curled up on a broken sofa. Her hair had turned completely white. She was not even thirty,
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