The Distant Clue

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The Distant Clue

The letter lay on the mahogany table, its edges crisp and white against the dark wood, a stark accusation in the center of my banquet. I held the quill, the ink wet and black, ready to sign the contract that would save my life, but the words of Mayor Halloway’s predecessor, now dead, seemed to bleed through the paper. I had invited the city council to witness the completion of the Great...

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