The Pale Letter

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The Pale Letter

The rain did not fall so much as it hung in the air, a fine, persistent mist that turned the gaslights of the city into bruised halos of amber and grey. Inspector Thomas Bradshaw stood at the edge of the cobblestone street, his hand resting on the hilt of his service revolver, though he had not drawn it in three days. The letter sat in his breast pocket, its edges worn soft from the friction of...

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