The Wistful Asylum

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The smell of the infirmary was not that of sickness, but of preservation. It was a thick, cloying sweetness, the scent of formaldehyde mixed with the damp earth of the greenhouse where the nurses grew their herbs. Captain Elias Thorne stood at the edge of the ward, his boots heavy on the linoleum, listening to the rhythm of the ventilation system. It was a steady, mechanical breath, indifferent...

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