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Chapters
Chapter 1: The Inheritance
Chapter 2: Morning Revelations
Chapter 3: Unwelcome Truths
Chapter 4: Descent into Truth
Chapter 5: The Weight of Legacy
Chapter 6: The Archive of Desperation
Chapter 7: The Ritual of Transformation
# Chapter 8: New Beginnings
Chapter 9: The Right People
Chapter 10: Growing Pains
Chapter 11: The Inspection
Chapter 12: Standing Ground
Chapter 13 Spring
Chapter 14: Full Circle
Chapter 15: Echoes of the Past
Chapter 16: The First Journey
Chapter 17: The Children Who Weren't
Chapter 18: The Guide Restored
Chapter 19: Revelations and Consequences
Chapter 20: Shadows of the Network
Chapter 21: The Department of Extraordinary Events
Chapter 22: Whispers in the Dark
Chapter 23: The Heart of the Matter

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Chapter 17: The Children Who Weren't
The spectral children surrounded us in a circle, their translucent forms flickering like candles in a gentle breeze. They looked so real, so heartbreakingly innocent, that every instinct I'd developed as a child psychiatrist screamed at me to comfort and protect them.
"Don't trust what you're s...