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Two Minutes Out of Step
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Mara found a dial marked 'phase offset' and slowly turned it back. The climbing number paused, then ticked down. 1:59. 1:58. It was working, but the coil started to whine again, that same too-high note. Turn it too fast and the air might fold a second time.
Mara breathed slow and turned the dial one careful notch at a time. The whine settled. The number slid past one minute, then thirty seconds. Across the room, Ines started moving in real time with her, their waves finally matching. At 0:00 the coil went quiet. They were back in step.
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