The Pale Letter

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The Pale Letter

The rain lashed against the high, arched windows of the counting house, a rhythmic, insistent drumming that seemed to vibrate in the very bones of the brickwork. Inside, the air was thick with the scent of beeswax and old paper, a cloying sweetness that clung to the throat. I sat at the long oak table, my fingers tracing the edge of a ledger that had not been opened in three years. The...

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