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"So," she said. "What now?"

Then, just as quickly, the sky smoothed over. The creature was gone. The cube lay in the dust, inert.

Stanley read it. His face changed. Something behind his eyes—a door left ajar. "How do you know?"

"Same thing. Both require pretending you know what happens next."

"So," she said. "What now?"

Then, just as quickly, the sky smoothed over. The creature was gone. The cube lay in the dust, inert.

Stanley read it. His face changed. Something behind his eyes—a door left ajar. "How do you know?"

"Same thing. Both require pretending you know what happens next."

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