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CHAPTER 72 — THE CORE BENEATH
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The elevator shuddered as it descended, slow at first, then faster, the cables groaning like something alive. Rust and dust drifted in the beam of Kael’s flashlight.

Lina leaned against the wall, breathing carefully, her pulse still uneven from the Echo Protocol collapse. The silver lines beneath her skin glowed faintly in the dark.

Kael noticed. “Your veins are lighting up again.”

Lina didn’t look down. “I know.”

“You ok?”

“Define ok,” she muttered.

Kael snorted softly. “You sound like him.”

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