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CHAPTER 25: LUCA'S EVALUATION
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2026-06-29 20:00:01Dr. Marini's formal evaluation took place on a Tuesday at the end of the month, in the same low building with the warm lighting and the fish tank that Luca had been visiting since before Aria's arrival, and that he now entered with the easy familiarity of a child who had long since decided that the fish, while still failing various standards he was developing, were at least consistent about it.
Aria sat beside him during the structured assessment portion, as she always had, the pres
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