Chapter 4
The Storage Unit
Mikaldas and Astro go to the library storage unit, find a box containing Morė's journals and a floppy disk. The journals reveal that Morė started the fire to protect a hidden truth. They access the disk and find a program that outputs a cryptic message about recursion and the first red, pushing Mikaldas to confront his suppressed memory.
The key felt heavier than it should have. Rust flaked onto Mikaldas’s palm as he turned it over in his hand, the tag reading "Library Storage Unit 7" catching the last light of the afternoon. Astro stood beside him, her vibrant scarf whipping in the wind, her eyes fixed on the key.
"We could go tomorrow," she said, but her voice lacked conviction.
"No." Mikaldas shoved the key into his pocket. "If I stop now, I’ll lose the thread."
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