The coastal lawn of the Cross-Vance Maritime Academy in Massachusetts was bathed in brilliant autumn sunshine as the eighty students of the inaugural graduating class gathered in their navy academic robes. Proud parents, working-class dockworkers, and international naval dignitaries filled the grand amphitheater overlooking the Atlantic. Elena Cross stood at the podium in her ceremonial chancellor's robes, her pregnancy gently visible beneath the flowing silk. When she took the microphone,…
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