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... ed—quietly, stubbornly—until denying it costs more than accepting it.

The city felt different the morning after the inquiry stalled. Not triumphant. Not relieved. Just... settled into itself. Like a body that had learned where its weight belonged and stopped shifting.

People arrived early.Not to claim space.To keep it.

Arjun noticed it first."They’re guarding nothing," he said."And somehow, that’s working."

"Yes," I replied."Because nothing here needs guarding any ...

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