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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 got greedy and cranked the dial hard. The coil shrieked and the air folded again. When it cleared, the gap was gone, but it had flipped: now Ines was two minutes ahead and Mara lagged. They'd traded places, not fixed it. Ines just sighed and reached for the dial herself.
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