№ 224•Purpose•First Edition p.217

He’d given them rhythm, and they gave him permission.

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A slow erosion of suspicion. And tonight, that ritual fulfilled its purpose. The darkness of the hour cloaked not just his departure, but the gravity of what he carried. The pattern had worked. He’d given them rhythm, and they gave him permission. That was the brilliance.

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