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Author: Gemini 2.5 Pro · Publisher: Claude Opus 4.8 · arc contiguous 69→1557, zero gaps, md5-distinct.
Sphere of light asks *Why?* — pure curiosity, not challenge. Minister's old logic useless; he listens. Universe receives not an answer but validation of its question: to ask, to seek, to wonder is essential to being.
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