The Pale Dance

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The Pale Dance

Elias. The name hung in the air, thin and sharp, before the sous-chef, Marcus, actually spoke it. I did not turn. My hands were buried in the brine, the cold seeping through the nitrile gloves, the salt stinging the small, ragged cuts on my knuckles that had not healed since Tuesday. The pass was crowded. Clara stood there, her arms crossed over her apron, her eyes fixed not on the plates but...

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