The Pale Mist
Chapter One "Notice of Dismissal: Inspector Crescencio Beltrán, effective immediately."‌​⁠⁠‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‍‍⁠‍⁠‍⁠‍​​⁠‍‍‍​​​​​​​​​​​​​​‍​‌‍‌‍⁠​​‍‌‍‍‍‍​⁠‌‍‍‌‍‌‌‌⁠⁠‍​​‌​‌‍ The ink was still wet on the parchment, smelling of iron and vinegar, a scent that clung to my fingers as I watched the clerk stamp the seal. It was winter, 1912, and the wind off the Patagonian steppe drove snow against the high...
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