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Outside, the sky over Indiana turned a bruised purple, and the stars began to fall—not as streaks of light, but as heavy, pulsing spores. The clock struck midnight, but the hands didn't move to twelve. They moved backward.

"They're not coming from the gate, Dustin," Robin whispered, her eyes wide as she stared at the blueprints. "They’re already here. They’ve been here since '83."