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“Upload complete,” the system chimed. Then, softer: “Would you like to meet them?”

“This isn’t a feature we built,” Aria whispered. lexoweb

Aria sat down slowly. On the monitor, two avatars had appeared: an older man with a walrus mustache, and a woman in dark robes. They stood in a virtual library, shelves stretching into infinity. “Upload complete,” the system chimed

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. On the monitor, two avatars had appeared: an

“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.”

Aria frowned. “Meet whom?”

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?”