ARCHIVE 002 · A2-016 · NOVEL COMPANION
THE DEAD SPEAK CONVENIENTLY
For an instant Nara thought somebody had brought back the old awakening bulletin. The market screen sometimes filled gaps with pictures whose familiarity made them seem like news. Then the man lifted his head.
A forty-three-second recording appears to bring Graham back into the succession debate. Its political convenience proves nothing. The received package is preserved and sent to the archive; its authenticity remains unresolved.
Revised chapter evidence: paragraph 87, paragraph 88, paragraph 90, paragraph 99, paragraph 105
Original Archive 002 fiction. Companion to the revised novel; printed cards are playtest prototypes.