The Wistful Cipher

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The banquet hall smelled of roasted goose and damp wool. It was the kind of cold that seeped into the bones, a quiet thief that moved through the crowd. I stood near the window, holding a glass of wine I did not want to drink. My hand trembled. Not from the chill. From the weight of the thing I carried. It was in my pocket. A small, cold lump. A key. Or a lock. I could not decide which. It felt...

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