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... . Alex sat on the edge of his cot, every muscle tensed, listening. He tried to meditate as his "father" would have, to find a core of stoic calm, but his 21st-century brain, wired for instant gratification and constant data streams, rebelled. The not-knowing was an agony. He had set a test, but the results were out of sight, out of earshot, happening somewhere in the darkness beyond his canvas walls. He could only wait.
His stomach rumbled violently, a hollow ache that underscored his vu ...
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