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Chapter 12

The Harbor

Mira stood under the platform light. The train was late again. She almost texted Jonah — then put the phone away.

The platform smelled like wet iron. She counted the tiles between her boots and the yellow line — something to do with her hands that wasn’t the phone.

Somewhere down the line a horn sounded — long, then gone. She kept the letter in her coat and did not look at the clock again.

…

The mess

Twelve tabs. A blinking agent. A book that never gets the morning.

Focus modes on a laptop still sit next to Slack. ChatGPT still sits next to the draft.

Notifications on the same glass as the chapter
AI that wants to write while you sleep
Hardware that dumps a folder, not a book

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Chapter 12

The Harbor

Mira stood under the platform light. The train was late again. She almost texted Jonah — then put the phone away.

The platform smelled like wet iron. She counted the tiles between her boots and the yellow line — something to do with her hands that wasn’t the phone.

Somewhere down the line a horn sounded — long, then gone. She kept the letter in her coat and did not look at the clock again.

…

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