“Get accommodated with your new lab, Dr. Grace. I have other things to deal with.” She walked out the door without another word. “Yes!” I pump my fist. I jump to my feet and climb the ladder to the lab. Once there, I climb that ladder and grab hold of the Mystery Hatch. Just like last time, as soon as I touch the handle, the computer says, “To unlock hatch, state your name.” “Ryland Grace,” I say with a smug smile. “Dr. Ryland Grace.” A small click from the hatch is the only response I get. After all the meditation and introspection I did to find out my own name, I wish there’d been something
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