eight thousand six hundred forty possibilities. Plus, of course, the six on this level. For some reason, I was not able to stand at the highest tier from the start. I had to climb. Somehow. This proposition was troublesome for many reasons, but the most compelling was that the nodes made offers that were hard to ignore. ‘Come to me! I am healing and light. Your pain is over; ascend to the heavens, and you will know righteousness.’ This promise came from the pathway leading to the node made purely of celestial energies. I scoffed and immediately ignored all the murmurs coming from the singular
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