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Chapter 55: Gondrong's Material Metaphysics
Author: Alan Buana
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Gondrong snatched the gramophone from its meticulously cleaned plinth. Its brass gleamed, polished to a museum-quality sheen, a testament to craftsmanship and an anachronism in a universe sprinting towards endless iteration. But for Gondrong, this antique wasn’t just a relic, it was a thesis, a defiant declaration against the Prime Cosmic Architect’s pursuit of eternal, homogenized perfection.

"Useless for infinite growth, my friend," Gondrong muttered to the

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