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Golden light blinks into existence from out of nowhere. The bright dust reflects off the equipment around us, casting sparkles across the room. It’s beautiful and otherworldly, but I’m weighed down by sadness and guilt and can’t move. “Go,” Dr. Campbell says, pushing me forward gently. “You only have sixty seconds.” Every step toward the aperture is slow. I don’t want to go back to the present, because when I do, I’ll be faced with the truth of what’s happened and the impossible task before me. But I can’t stay in this future either, with this terrible fate for Ken and Chris. If there’s a way to save them, we have to do it. No matter what the risk. Zahra and Paige go first, stepping forward until the golden dust settles on their shoulders. They instantly disappear, fading away into noth
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