The Pale Protocol

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The Pale Protocol

The letter began with the date, October 14, 1893, and the sound of the telegraph clacking in the distance. Elias Thorne sat in the drafty office of the Department of Urban Hygiene, the gas lamps hissing as they tried to hold back the encroaching dark of the city. Outside, the London fog pressed against the glass like a living thing, thick and grey, tasting of coal smoke and wet wool. He held a...

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