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“No,” said the one with noodles. “You are.”

Six hours. Kaelen pulled up live tracking for both signals. They were moving toward each other. aafresult_duplicate_mobid

Kaelen’s coffee went cold. He ran a deeper scan. The system showed both versions of Aris Thorne had used their ID within the last hour: one bought noodles at a night market; the other accessed a high-security research lab three kilometers away. “No,” said the one with noodles

“Because neither of you chose to be a duplicate,” Kaelen said. “And the system’s job isn’t to destroy—it’s to serve.” aafresult_duplicate_mobid

Kaelen didn’t listen. He grabbed his jacket and ran to Sector 7.

Holder: The Original Aris Thorne — Undetermined.