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Chapter 23 – Voreinader
The sallow stone floors and rough arched ceilings gave off a catacombic air which was comically incongruous with the brilliantly lit and decorated furnishings of the billeterie, where the floors were suddenly covered in mosaics and the pillars in finely sculpted sconces. He continued after checking his coat and hat and picking up a pair…
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Chapter 16 – Les Souvenirs
Askatla tried to jerk away from the spindly spectre skittering out of the shadows, gangly arms unfurling from behind his back like the wings of an emaciated raven. The entire room around her tilted, and she pitched lamely back onto the stiff rubber mattress of the operating room, her limbs leaden and clumsy. Brilliant white…
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Chapter 15 – Pardon ou Permission?
The exit curve from A31 to Av. Joffre had Prometheus crossing the Moselle for the fourth time that minute, finally landing him on the eastern bank where the historical district lay. A half round on the fountain capped circle turned Joffre to Foch, and he was ready to head north toward the centre of the…