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Her thoughts were still whirring as Taura took the stairs three at a time.
Would he find someone to replace her? Would he go after Aguilar, or would he take this insult as an excuse to crack down on the Institute? Or even let up on them, only to prove his power again and again?
None of those sounded appealing. And where are they even coming from? she wondered, and then stopped on a step for a second. That was a good question, and one she couldn't believe she hadn't asked.
Where was the staff from? How did they get here every day? They didn't turn into mindless zombies every night, so they couldn't be from town.
It was an interesting question. But it also wasn't going to be answered by a stairwell. She went back to climbing.
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