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Chapter 123: Moving Forward
Author: Jon Bell
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The weeks following Harmony's death were difficult.

The city mourned. Not just for Harmony. Not just for the eighteen thousand who'd died. But for the dream that had died with them. The dream of transcendence.

Rachel found herself counseling students. Parents. Teachers. People who'd wondered if they should have gone too. Who now felt guilty for being relieved they'd stayed.

"I almost went with them," one mother told Rachel. Crying. "I was so close to joining. To leaving my family. To choosing t
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