The Pale Verdict

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The Pale Verdict

The form is three pages of heavy, cream-colored stock, the kind that smells of old paper and new ink. You hold it under the desk lamp, the light cutting a sharp, yellow wedge across the blotter, illuminating the dust motes that drift like suspended ash. The document is a housing allocation request, Form 7-B, and your name is printed in the top left corner, Mara K. Vane, Junior Clerk, Ministry...

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