"I know only what was possible then is not possible now," Jeremiah replied. "It may well be that because of what was done, because of what's happened to her, there is no Minerva Mercer anymore. While Adoelle, Heliodora, and Michael always existed- Jennifer, Ming and Minerva do not.
"Furthermore, they don't even exist in this reality. So ..." His shoulders lifted and shrugged. "I know she is related to me but how is lost and it may not even be the same from cycle to cycle."
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