The Faded Portrait

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Chapter One "Seizure Notice: Contraband Cargo, One Lot, 140 lbs. Seized by Authority of the Constabulary. Owner to be identified within forty-eight hours or goods forfeit to the Crown." The paper was damp, the ink running in brown streaks that looked like dried blood against the grey cardstock, and I held it in a hand that had not stopped shaking since the fog rolled in off the moor at dawn. I...

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