Torche Tombante
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Chapter 18 – Minute Discrepancies
Events were moving far too rapidly for Anselme’s liking, and there were too many people who seemed to know too much. From the initial attempted breach to the break-in had been two weeks. The attempt on their lives had been the very next day, and this latest development less than forty-eight hours after that. This…
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Chapter 17 – Distressing Discoveries
Despite its ungainly appearance, Honda’s UniBall turned out to be more comfortable than Askatla had imagined. The trio of spherical wheels, with their honeycomb textured tread, provided a smooth ride and precision movement in any direction while still maintaining stability at higher speeds or when reversing. After a quick test in the lobby to familiarise…
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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…