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 Then, a soft, rhythmic pulsing emanated from the newly revealed chamber, drawing our eyes away from each other.
 
-As the stone groaned and retreated, the light from the inner chamber didn't reveal gold or jewels, but a single, hovering parchment that pulsed with the rhythm of two hearts beating as one.
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+As the stone groaned and retreated, the light from the inner chamber didn't reveal gold or jewels, but a single, hovering parchment that pulsed with the rhythm of two hearts beating as one.
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+## AUTHOR DIRECTION — BUTTERFLY EFFECT CASCADE (Ch07)
+- Kaelen is not present. He is dead. Do not write him as alive.
+- The isolation that brings Mira and Dorian together is partly driven by the fact that Mira's most trusted ally is gone.
+- The "Weave of Ages" revelation, if it occurs here, has extra weight: Kaelen died believing in something that turned out to be real.
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