The Wistful Crossroads

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Chapter One "The quota is not a suggestion, Ahmad. It is the law of the machine." Director Ben Ali’s voice was flat, stripped of all warmth, echoing off the linoleum floor of his office where the air was always three degrees colder than the corridor. Ahmad Barakat stood with his hands clasped behind his back, the sweat of the mill clinging to his shirt, feeling the heat of the boiler room still...

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