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    Manifest: A Shattered Future Episode Six: Echo of the Fractured Past   “Adder! What are you doing?” Elena asked with an entertained smile. Without tilting his head, Adder lifted his index finger to his lips as he kept his ear against the laboratory wall. Curiosity got the best of Elena, so she set her ear against the same wall. She could not hear anything other than an electrical hum from another room. She showed her partner a quizzical look, but Adder shook his head and continued listening to sounds elsewhere in the building. After a few seconds, he stood upright and excitedly asked, “Did you hear that?” Elena shook her head quickly, but Adder smiled mischievously and motioned toward the door. He explained, “It’s Ockham and Annabel! They’re definitely makin’ out; I’m certain of it. And here they thought they could get one over on ol’ Adder Neonia, but that’s not happening! Sure they’re the star scientists of our lab, but I’m the star detective. And I think o...

   Manifest: A Shattered Future                Episode Five: End of the New World                  “Don’t know if I like this. I can’t help but feel like I’m running away,” Romulo muttered.                Elena nodded, but she did not immediately reply; she instead fought to catch her breath as they slowly jogged through the interlocking streets. Her pegleg squealed with every step, and her leg bled slightly in the place where it bonded to her prosthetic sleeve. Romulo recognized her struggle and slowed his pace, but Elena pushed herself forward with all her strength. A faint drizzle fell from the overcast sky and shimmered in the daylight. Distant thunder rumbled beneath dark clouds, and the wind swept dust and debris from the streets. Whenever they approached an intersection, Romulo sped ahead...