The Pale Tower

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The Pale Tower

Chapter One The dye vats of the Naples waterfront clattered with the rhythmic strike of wooden paddles, a sound that rose above the low hum of the harbor and settled into the bones of the narrow streets, while the flood officers in their gray coats walked the boundary line between the water and the stone, checking for breaches in the mud. I am Francesco Rinaldi, twelve years old, and my hands...

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