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Journal Entry 81
01.10.2026 My dearest journal, my mind will not shut down. I am physically and mentally exhausted, yet sleep eludes me. Perhaps it is because I cannot get comfortable on the couch in Jonas’s suite at the castle. The King’s bedroom door is wide open. I cannot help but envy Jonas as I watch him sleeping soundly in his bed. Ever…
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Journal Entry 80
28.09.2026 The light rain did not prevent Jonas and me from venturing out for a morning of fishing. We were both unusually silent as we watched the water where our lines had settled. We drank coffee from our thermoses and ate bread with butter and strawberry jam. Occasionally, our eyes met, and we held each other’s gaze for a moment…
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Journal Entry 79
27.09.2026 Damien and his security team maintained their watch over the grounds surrounding the King’s cabin as Jonas and I continued working to decipher Line Three. All day, I could not shake the feeling that we were being watched. It was not that I suspected tiny cameras hidden inside the cabin. It was something more instinctive—the sense that unseen eyes…
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Journal Entry 78
26.09.2026 Jonas sat next to me, staring at the notes in front of him. 13 §175 Cob 13 “What am I supposed to make of this, Ian?” “I should ask you the same,” I replied. “13? What—a baker’s dozen? Cob? Corn on the cob? How were you able to decipher the first two lines?” “Jonas, it took time. You need…
