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Kathrin 3 pointed a small finger at Sara’s chest. “You. The real you. The one before the number. Sara Calixto isn’t your real name. Neither is Kate Carvajal or Anny Smith. Those were given to us after. But Kathrin 3 — that’s the only one of us who kept her true name. Because she was the youngest. They didn’t think she’d remember.”

She searched online. There were dozens of Sara Calixtos — but only one who lived in her city. Herself. No matches for “Kathrin 3.” But “Kate Carvajal” brought up a missing person report from 2017. Last seen: downtown, age 23. “Anny Smith” led to a blog that hadn’t been updated in six years — the last post was a single sentence: If you’re reading this, find the others. Sara Calixto Kathrin 3 Kate Carvajal Anny Smith...

Sara hesitated. Then grabbed her coat.

“Who are you?”

Sara’s hands trembled. She messaged the user. No reply. Kathrin 3 pointed a small finger at Sara’s chest