The Faded Portrait

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The iron key hung heavy in Sergeant Elias Thorne’s pocket, a cold weight against his thigh. He stood in the center of the Hall of Echoes, a vast, vaulted chamber where the air smelled of damp stone and old wax. The light came from high, narrow windows, slicing through the dust motes like pale knives. It was the year 1893, and the Empire had grown fat on steel and steam, but here, in the old...

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