“Is this why you’re waking her up? So she can tell you about the parent world?” The dark mass spilled from the hibernation chamber like shifting sand. Valerie ignored Charlie’s question and approached Bridge’s body. “Valerie!” Charlie pressed. “What do you want from her?” “You do not see the problem,” Valerie replied in an almost parental tone. “Your mind is still very human, which is both the root of the problem and the source of your blindness. But I have given it much thought—a billion minds’ worth. Our souls are fractured, and our only hope of transcendence is to break the illusion of
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