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Chapter 88: The Investigation
Author: Rachel Holt
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Jacob spent the next morning in the communications room, surrounded by multiple screens displaying archived documents, historical records, and genealogical databases. Anna sat beside him, watching as he methodically worked through every available resource that might shed light on her mother's mysterious past.

"Start with basic records," Jacob muttered, typing rapidly. "Birth certificate, hospital records, anything that would show her maiden name or place of origin."

The searches returned nothing. Anna's mother had apparently materialized into existence as an adult woman working at a charity event twenty-eight years ago. No childhood records, no school transcripts, no medical history before the age of approximately twenty.

"That is impossible," Anna said, staring at the empty results. "Everyone has records. Birth certificates are mandatory. How could my mother have no documented existence before meeting my father?"

"Because someone erased them," Jacob replied grimly. "This level of sys
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