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Their lives started to become quite predictable. After many months, the constant din of activity around Project Genesis finally subsided. But Angela could not shake the persistent concern. The memory of Theodore Vance's cold face after his public arrest tormented her dreams. Was he, after all, the sole genius? Or was there yet more sinister information to come to light?
One day, she was browsing through a news app when she saw something that caught her attention. Among other seemingly unconnected worldwide natural disasters, it displayed a sharp rise in volcanic activity in the Pacific, a sudden dust storm in the Sahara, and a flash flood in Southeast Asia. The scientific community was unable to ascertain why they were unable to identify the cause.
A shiver ran down Angela's spine. T
