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Oliver finds a clue that connects the voice to his own speech or a recording. He listens to the broadcasts and compares them with his own voice. The more he checks, the more he feels that the voice could be his.
At last, Oliver confirms that the messages are coming from a future version of himself. The discovery shocks him. It changes the meaning of every earlier message he has heard.
He understands that Future Oliver is trying to stop a serious mistake from the past. That mistake has heavy consequences for Oliver, and it may also affect Mara. The broadcasts were meant to push him away from that failure.
Oliver now wants to know whether Future Oliver is helping him honestly. At the same time, he suspects that his future self may also be trying to control him for another reason. That doubt becomes the new main conflict.
Mara helps Oliver think through the contradiction in the messages. She says that trying to save the future can still be a way of controlling someone. Oliver has to decide whose goals matter more.
Oliver begins to see that changing the past may have created the warning pattern in the first place. He understands that the broadcasts may be part of a loop. That leaves him trapped between guilt and uncertainty.
The chapter ends with Oliver getting ready for one last broadcast. He wants the final message to explain the truth. Still, he is no longer sure that he should obey it.