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“What are the roots that clutch, what branches grow
Out of this stony rubbish? Son of man,
You cannot say, or guess, for you know only
A heap of broken images-”

I wake up, feeling a strange sense of restlessness. I’m not sure why, but it feels impossible to lounge around in bed like I usually do. So I get changed and head down to the kitchen for breakfast. Right as I reach the bottom of the stairs, though, the bell rings. When I open the door, a tall man in a dark suit is standing in front of me.

“Police,” he says, holding up a badge. “Don’t worry, you’re not in trouble. But we do need to talk. Okay if I come in?”

“One second,” I say. “I know everyone in the department, and I don’t recognize you. You new?”

“Yeah, just transferred,” he says. But [...]

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First published:
December 3rd, 2023

Source:
https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/LpF7BBGxbYETxJgYL/the-witness

Linkpost URL:
https://www.narrativeark.xyz/p/the-witness

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Narrated by TYPE III AUDIO.

[Linkpost] “The Witness” by Richard_Ngo

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