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Episode 37: The Chute

Marked to Vanish – Part IV

May 11, 2025
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The metal chute smelled of rust and forgotten time. Alex slid down fast, scraping his elbow on a jagged weld before hitting the bottom with a thud. He lay still, listening.

Above, the door thundered open.

Voices. Spanish. Fast. Authoritative.

He didn’t wait to decipher. He was up, ducking beneath dangling wires in a maintenance corridor that led into the s…

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