The Pale Bonsai
The weight of the ledger is seven pounds, four ounces, and it is heavy enough to break the spine of a man who has not slept in three days, which is precisely the condition you find yourself in as you count the missing entries for the fourth time, the ink blurring into a smear of grey mud against the parchment. You are Elias Thorne, Senior Inspector of the Pneumatic Post Office, and you want...
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