The Distant Journey

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Chapter One "Entry 402: One vial, Tinctura Sanguinis, cost: forty escudos, paid by Conceicao Carvalho, labor credit deducted." The heat in the Alentejo did not rise; it pressed, a physical weight against the skin that made the air taste of salt and dried cork. Conceicao Carvalho stood in the center of the dining room, her hands steady on the porcelain cup, while the laughter of her family...

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