Every console in The Core came alive at once, displaying the same message: SETTING. Marcus received a Signal about three separate geopolitical crises, but when he connected the logistics Iran, Israel, the Strait of Hormuz the observers realized the crises might not be separate at all. The Core itself seemed to be in the process of setting, and the Signal appeared to be showing them how.

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