The Faded Chronicle

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The notice read: Lease expiring. Rent doubled. Fyodor Novikov held the paper in his damp hand, the ink smearing like a bruise. He stood in the back room of the lighthouse, the forge on the hill hammering a steady, rhythmic thud against the fog. The smell of brine and old paper hung heavy, choking the air. He looked at the seal box on the desk. The brass binding-ring was missing, a gap in the...

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