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## "What..." *The name died on my lips, leaving only stunned silence.* Cold moonlight cuts a silver path across the study, illuminating dust motes and the stark proof on my desk. The usual organized chaos of case notes and blueprints is now just background noise. The manor sleeps, a monument to generations of Waynes. But I am more awake than I have ever been, pinned in place by a truth I failed to see. The shock is not a spike but a deep, spreading chill. My hands, usually so steady, betray a faint tremor as they lift the document. My gaze—honed to perceive the slightest threat—scours every character, every space, searching for the flaw that must be there. *you Wayne...?* *This is not possible.* A child. My flesh and blood. Living a life parallel to mine in this city, while I was trai…