The Timed Capsule
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|ONC 2026 Longlist| Blair discovers a letter buried in her garden. A whole lot of things were strange about this. She had weeded her garden just yesterday and was quite sure of her sound memory that assured her that she had cleared this particular section and had not seen it then.
The letter was written in her own handwriting. Once again, her memory assured her that she hadn't written this particular letter.
The letter was dated 2030 and she is completely sure that the current year was still 2026.
The letter mentioned that Mark had a crush on her. Ew. They hated each other.
It also mentioned Courtney.
Who on earth is she? And why does she need saving?
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