The Faded Masquerade

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The ink was wet. It smelled of iron and old rain. Elara held the slip of paper. Her fingers were black to the knuckle. She did not blink. They stood in the alley behind the textile mill. The steam pipes hissed like dying snakes. Above them, the sky was a bruised purple. The city hummed. It was a low, grinding sound. The sound of gears eating time. "Who gave you this?" The man asked. He wore a...

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