Chapter 2: The Scholarship System
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Night had deepened; outside, a truck rumbled over the wet road.
London was financializing, Canary Wharf was rising, yet the street where the orphanage stood remained piled with uncollected garbage bags.
The air inside always reeked of disinfectant, but it could not mask the stale odor; the caregivers were exhausted, and the children were as wary as wounded animals.
Sean curled up in worn, cheap synthetic-fiber bedding, fast asleep.
Just moments ago, he had tested his unlocked Green Talent.
Regarding this, he had only one thing to say:
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