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The Practice Smile
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Series: Variants, Book 2
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ISBN13: 9798190316841
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Aug 2 2026
Pages: 366
Weight: 1.40
Height: 0.76 Width: 7.00 Depth: 10.00
Language: English
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Aug 2 2026
Pages: 366
Weight: 1.40
Height: 0.76 Width: 7.00 Depth: 10.00
Language: English
The crisis has escaped quarantine. Now recognition, public performance, and the practiced gestures of trust are becoming weapons in a society that depends on identity systems to survive. As Jon Kennedy's visibility grows, the federation rallies around reassuring narratives and familiar faces. Agent 99 and Mara Sable see something else: inconsistencies spreading through institutions, witnesses, and the public record faster than any ordinary deception should travel. Their investigation points toward a colder possibility. The enemy may not need to hide from the crowd if it can teach the crowd how to see. In a political order built on verified identity, the most dangerous disguise may be the one everyone has already agreed to believe.
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