To say no was to accept the world as broken. It was to accept that the cost of progress was pain. It was the hardest button to press.

Ren’s voice echoed in his head, a memory from an hour ago. “We don’t get do-overs, Eli. We just get the next step.”

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To say no was to accept the world as broken. It was to accept that the cost of progress was pain. It was the hardest button to press.

Ren’s voice echoed in his head, a memory from an hour ago. “We don’t get do-overs, Eli. We just get the next step.”

LOAD ABORTED. INITIATING SYSTEM SHUTDOWN.