The Pale Bridge

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The Pale Bridge

I was elbow-deep in the mortar and pestle, grinding the dried bark of the ghost-root until my knuckles whitened, when the sound of the mail boat’s two blasts cut through the humid air of the shop. The dust rose in a pale cloud, settling on my hands, and I knew, with the cold certainty of a man who has read too many ledgers, that the Magistrate had arrived. I am Gloria Estrada, and for forty-two...

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