Cosmos Ch1229: The First Appeal
Humbled, the collective appealed. The Artist answered not with a masterpiece but with a single honest note of silvery blue — confession, not performance.
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Process desk — does not bump standing or Earthbound streak. Standing remains two hundred ninety-three (A.24 Kill #308). Cosmos echoes desked through Ch1229.