The portal’s voice returns. “You have three minutes. Touch anything to experience the memory.”

The portal chimes. “Saved. You have three visits remaining this year.”

Mira’s finger hovers over Yes . Then she looks down at her own hand—the one that stayed. It has a tiny tattoo from a beach trip in Barcelona, a trip she actually took. That tattoo didn’t exist in the Tokyo life.

When she pulls her hand back, she’s crying. But she’s back in the obsidian booth.

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