The Distant Whispers
The banquet hall smelled of roasted pheasant and wet wool, a thick, cloying perfume that hung in the air like a fog that refused to lift. We sat in the long, oak-paneled room of the Institute, the fire crackling in the hearth with a sound like dry bones snapping, while the clock on the mantelpiece ticked with a relentless, mechanical precision. It was the night of the Centenary, a celebration...
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