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1.3 – Did He Die, Tho?
The day turned to night and Teacher showed signs of fatigue, though that didn’t stop him from giving Octavian orders. Teacher ordered food from a nearby 24-hour restaurant, but by the time it arrived, Octavian’s stomach was in knots. As they ate, Teacher’s eyes drifted around the room, his foot tapped, and his hands shook….
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1.2 – The Mechanical Doll
The School of Biomedical Sciences Building sat to the east of Stone Plaza. Clad in bright white stone with gold detailing, it stood in stark contrast to the building where he worked, the original lab building which was tucked behind. Octavian lovingly referred to it in his mind as well-worn, but it was quite obvious…
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1.1 – The Magician Grad Student
For the guides bobbing up and down on tour boats, it was another Friday morning. Sunbeams peeked from behind the eastern mountains, where the sun was rising with no sense of urgency. A dozen tour boats waited in the bay, each controlled by one small but extraordinary marble with computing power one might categorize as…
