The Wistful Incense

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The wall wept. Not with rain. Not with condensation. It bled a slow, viscous amber. The substance oozed from the mortar joints of the Great Hall’s eastern face. It smelled of burnt sugar and old blood. Major Elias Thorne stood before it. He was still in his dress uniform. The brass buttons caught the dying light. His hands were stiff. His left hand shook. A tremor that had no name. The medical...

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