The Original
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Episode 132 — The Original

The words remained on the glass.

SUBJECT 00: NEVER BORN.

SUBJECT 01: STILL ALIVE.

Ethan stared at them without blinking.

For several seconds, nobody moved.

The underground chamber seemed to hold its breath.

Then the man inside the glass lifted his hand again.

This time Ethan saw something in his expression.

Not anger.

Not fear.

Recognition.

As if the man had been waiting for this exact moment for years.

Ethan stepped closer.

“Who are you?”

The man smiled.

His lips mov
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