The Wistful Cipher

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The letter lay on the desk, its edges curled from the damp air of the basement office, the ink smudged where Arthur Vane’s thumb had pressed too hard against the paper while he waited for the door to open. It was a rejection notice from the Municipal Water Authority, stamped in red ink that looked like dried blood against the pale cream of the stationery, and it stated clearly that his report...

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