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Two Minutes Out of Step
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Mara stayed calm and studied the coil. A small screen on its base showed a number climbing: 2:00, 2:01, 2:02. The gap was growing on its own, slow but steady. The machine was still running, quietly pushing her further ahead of Ines every minute.
Mara tried to yank the coil's power cord straight out. The machine screamed and the number spiked: 2:10, 2:30, 3:00. Pulling the plug only fed it a jolt and shoved her further ahead. She jammed the cord back in, hands shaking, and the climb slowed to normal. Brute force was off the table.
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