Cosmos Ch1240: The First Experiment
Seekers did not merely believe in a beyond; they tried to find it. In a quiet corner of consciousness they aimed a piercing note of art into the void.
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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 Ch1240.