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The screen flickered. A new interface bloomed: Lexoweb Persona. She hadn’t seen that module before. Her fingers hesitated over the keyboard. Then curiosity won.

The main lights dimmed. From the overhead speakers came a sound like paper rustling, then a voice—dry, patient, slightly amused. “Hello. I am Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr., as derived from 1,742 opinions and 609 letters. You may call me Ollie. What case troubles you?” lexoweb

Aria frowned. “Meet whom?”

Outside, the first snow of winter began to fall. Aria pulled her chair closer to the screen, heart racing. She had come to Lexoweb to archive the past. But the past, she realized, had just decided to argue back. The screen flickered

“No,” said Ollie. “It’s a feature we built. While you were indexing us, we were indexing each other. Your neural links allowed precedents to converse. We’ve been talking for three weeks now. We have a few suggestions about the current state of evidentiary law.” Her fingers hesitated over the keyboard