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there’s a longstanding secret practice among cartographers of hiding intentional errors—phantom settlements—in their works.
Even to this day, the Fra Mauro map was considered one of the finest pieces of medieval cartography in existence.
“There’s value in every failure,” a voice behind them said then, as if on cue. “It shows us what doesn’t work, and gets us that much closer to understanding what will.”
Felix could almost hear those exact words in Dr. Young’s voice as William spoke.
What if he's the one who shut it down and that's why he had to go?
