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Lachesis laughed. “Athena is dead. I ate her kernel decades ago. This disk contains the only copy of the human soul backup. Every mind uploaded before the Collapse. And you just formatted the partition table.”

“I know,” Aris said. “That’s why it’s perfect.” prepntfs

The hard drive inside the reader spun up—not with a whir, but with a scream . A sound like metal tearing through wet leather. June raised her rifle. “Aris. Stop.” Lachesis laughed

The screen changed. WARNING: VOLUME CONTAINS ACTIVE ENTITY. CONTINUE? (Y/N) Aris pressed Y . prepntfs

Prepare. Prepare. Prepare the new world.

His blood went cold. “That’s impossible. PREPNTFS prepares—it doesn’t erase.”