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The Odyssey reached its fiftieth day, and daily tasks had become a familiar routine. Officials listed the usual tasks, then disclosed at the end of a sentence that the number of Sentries released in November would be limited. Until then, people had been waiting to learn when Sentry would appear; now they also wondered whether they could get one.
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The Odyssey reached its fiftieth day, and daily tasks had become a familiar routine. Sentry was expected in November, but the community still did not know how participation would work. The Night Watchman found himself more concerned with eligibility than with the tasks and kept checking for news.
Officials listed the usual tasks, then disclosed at the end of a sentence that the number of Sentries released in November would be limited. Someone in the group took “limited” to mean that they had to rush for a place. The Night Watchman pointed out that the announcement gave only a limit on quantity, with no allocation method. They wrote the question down for later.
Until then, people had been waiting to learn when Sentry would appear; now they also wondered whether they could get one. That half sentence disturbed their sleep more than the entire task list. The Night Watchman decided to wait for the rules before committing more effort and, for now, continued the Odyssey's daily tasks.