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Mira Voskresenskaya works as a translator at the Bering Link, a shadow protocol that facilitates trade between Russia and Alaska by moving goods, data, and money across regulatory boundaries established after 2022 sanctions. When she discovers something she cannot unsee about the system she maintains, she faces a crisis of conscience about her role in this illegal but necessary bridge between superpowers.

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