The Pale Altar

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The Pale Altar

The ink bled into the cotton rag, a dark stain spreading like a bruise. Elara Vane held her breath, counting the seconds until the moisture set. Outside, the factory whistle shrieked, a thin, metallic sound that cut through the fog rolling off the river. She smoothed the page of the ledger, her fingers trembling not from cold but from the weight of the paper itself. It was a heavy stock,...

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