The Pale Verdict

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The Pale Verdict

The chandelier above the long mahogany table in the Blackwood Exchange Hall is a forest of crystal, each drop refracting the gaslight into a hundred cold, hard stars that fall upon the faces of the men who own this city. You sit at the far end, your spine rigid against the high-backed chair, the weight of your father’s service badge heavy in your breast pocket like a stone dropped into deep...

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