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Complete, First published Jun 26, 2024
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Beneath the moonlit shadows of an ancient graveyard, Vincent, equipped with advanced tech and accompanied by Nico, his android companion, discovers cryptic artifacts that lead them into a labyrinthine conspiracy. A seemingly ordinary business card and a high-tech fidget spinner unravel secrets of Quantum Innovations, a defunct tech company. Their investigation unveils a quantum device with the power to manipulate spacetime, hidden in the ruins of an abandoned lab. As they navigate through layers of deception and corporate intrigue, Vincent and Nico uncover a plot that threatens to reshape reality itself.
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