ery meeting with meticulous precision, the little red 'RE

odel to myself, just as th

ved the correct version, encrypted it, and backed it up on a personal drive. Then,

pinged. A notification

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swapped the key dataset

t to reflect the fake data, mak

ug. They think

d drive, replaced their sabotaged file with my encrypted,

we stood before

red disappointment. "Professor, I have something ter

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f sorrow. "The conclusions we drew are completely unsuppor

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took out my laptop and con

I took measures to ensure th

, where I clearly stated my policy on recordin

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clear, timestamped r

I said, my voice echoing in the silent room. "And here, at 2:17

layed the two versions side-by-side. On one side, my c

iting the final report to incorporate Chloe' s fr

of all color. Liam looked like

version I submitted at 3:30 AM, after restoring the correct d

the project's success. That meant protecting i

, his face a thundercloud of rage. He wasn' t just a professo

e said, his voice dangero

their plot exposed in the mo

ut, the chat was

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top, my hands p

ust the fi