[They always said it was like the loss of a limb. The sudden absence of others. Of all the interconnected minds and thoughts. It's just gone, and what's left is emptiness. It feels like staring down the barrel of a black hole when you're used to seeing nothing but stars.]
[But there's one of them still there.]
[At least there's one.]
[He doesn't think anything of reaching out to grasp one of Sam's shoulders. Like the physical contact is going to solidify something. Make the ground under his feet stand still again.]
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[But there's one of them still there.]
[At least there's one.]
[He doesn't think anything of reaching out to grasp one of Sam's shoulders. Like the physical contact is going to solidify something. Make the ground under his feet stand still again.]
... I guess. We're not undercover this time.