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He opened it to a random page. It was a children’s story about a boy who planted a magic bean. At the end, the boy climbed the beanstalk and found a giant. But instead of fighting, the giant offered him a chair by the fire and asked, “Are you real, or are you just today’s dream?”

Kael closed the book. He looked at his wrist tattoo again. etap 24

He worked for ten hours straight, measuring pH, adjusting nitrates, repairing the drip lines. By the end, the plants looked greener. Almost hopeful. He sat down against the bulkhead, exhausted, and pulled out a small, dog-eared book from his jumpsuit pocket. He didn’t know why he carried it. He didn’t remember buying it. He opened it to a random page

He stood up, brushed the dirt off his knees, and walked back to his pallet to sleep. But instead of fighting, the giant offered him

“The memories degrade after stage twelve,” he whispered. “Everything before that is… gone. I know what a dog is. I know what rain feels like. But I don’t remember ever experiencing them.”