The Faded Portrait

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The quill was dipped in ink so thick it clung to the nib like black tar. Elian held it steady, his knuckles white, while the Chief Inspector’s heavy hand rested on the desk, a slab of pale meat blocking the light. The room smelled of coal dust and old paper, a scent that had seeped into the boy’s pores since he was old enough to fetch coal for his father’s stove. “You’re a child,” the Inspector...

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