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Coldridge Verdict
Words: 1987 · Source Novel:: The Obsidian Algorithm
In the Avalon Federation, the Supreme Court rules on Sturgeon v. Frost, a case about federal jurisdiction over a shipwreck found in the Coldridge Preserve. Ethan Sturgeon, a disbarred heritage lawyer and estranged scion of a ruined antiquities house, watches the verdict with bitterness, as the Frost family claims victory. He receives a cryptic encrypted email containing only a single line: "What you desire most is a lie you haven't yet lived."

