ARCHIVE 002 · A2-042 · NOVEL COMPANION
FOR WHEN THERE IS NO MASTER
The brass key was in a glass case on the wall.
A brass key remains sealed beside the selector. An independent eastern maintenance copy shows it can enter a disconnected manual-source test mode. Chapter 21 does not use the key or transfer any live authority.
Revised chapter evidence: paragraph 61, paragraph 153, paragraph 190, paragraph 194
Original Archive 002 fiction. Companion to the revised novel; printed cards are playtest prototypes.