The Wistful Cipher

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Jose Montano, thirty-two, stood at the head of the long oak table, his fingers stained yellow from the turmeric in the honey cakes. The banquet hall smelled of roasted lamb and wet wool, a heavy, cloying scent that sat in the throat like a swallowed stone. He wanted to expose Don Alvaro, the Grand Minister, whose cold gaze had locked onto Jose’s face across the room, signaling that the trap was...

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