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Chapter Four Hundred and Twelve
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The morning arrived gray and humid, the kind of weather that made the city feel slower, heavier, almost reflective. Elias moved through the quiet streets toward the operations hub, his mind already occupied with multiple threads of concern: ongoing projects, political pressures, and the subtle signs of resistance among departments that still hadn’t fully adapted to distributed authority.

He entered the hub to find Michael Torres already present, poring over a newly submitted set of construction oversight reports. Elias observed him silently for a moment. Michael’s approach had evolved since he first joined the reform initiative—more confident, assertive, yet still grounded in practical detail rather than theoretical assumptions.

“Good morning,” Michael said without looking up. “We have a few anomalies that need immediate attention. Site inspections report inconsistent compliance with new safety protocols. Some crews are bypassing verification steps, probably because they see them as r
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