ACCESS GRANTED. SUBJECT: Flora-Fauna Hybridization & Casualty Reports. The world has been swallowed by the Jungle. Humanity survives behind the walls of the Exclusion Zones. And in the center of it all sits the Conservatory-the school where we turn our children into weapons. THE EXCLUSION ZONE ARCHIVES is a collection of standalone horror stories, field reports, and recovered logs from the universe of The Conservatory of Thorns (Novel Coming Dec 2025). WARNING: These files contain graphic descriptions of botanical body horror and death. The Conservatory is not a safe place. CURRENTLY DECRYPTING: 📂 FILE 001: THE NIGHT SHIFT A maintenance crew goes dark in Sector 4. The logs recovered suggest that the ventilation system wasn't the only thing breathing in the walls. 📂 FILE 002: DETENTION Security logs and disciplinary records regarding Student Jace Kovan. In the Conservatory, academic dishonesty isn't punished with expulsion. It's punished with recycling.

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