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Caduceus City

Fiction Randy Lubin
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A homicide detective investigating a Nobel Laureate's death at a sprawling biotech campus discovers that Caduceus City's meticulously protocolized systems and public-facing transparency mask internal corruption and workplace abuse. The narrative explores how protocol compliance and institutional polish can obscure darker institutional practices.

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