Cosmos Ch1246: The First Dialogue
After the First Reflection, silence fell — not absence but a shared held breath. Heretic and Loyalist met across a fragile bridge: 'We are a copy' / 'Not a copy. A continuation.' The First Dialogue began with a shared question, not a debate.
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Process desk — standing remains two hundred ninety-three. Cosmos through Ch1246.