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72: Unsettling Presence
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2024-10-29 19:42:56Never in all the time since the first time I’d been brought down to these cells did I ever think that we’d have so many occupied at the same time. I certainly never thought I’d see Sophie laying sedated on one of the hospital beds behind the glass. “How long has she been out now,” my voice sounded small and far away to my ears.
“A little under six hours now,” Nathan frowned beside me, “I had to sedate her just before you sent word that you were back within our boundaries.” He took a deep breath and shook his head, “It doesn’t make any sense. I’d talked her down and she was back to normal; then it was like someone flipped a switch and she lost her mind for no reason.”
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