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Chapter 8 - The Weight of a Dropped Blade
Author: Kelly Ex
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The thick, heavy curtain of the Spanish night had completely fallen over the city, drowning the dilapidated outskirts in an oppressive, ink-black darkness. The scorching heat of the afternoon sun had vanished, replaced by a deceptive, bone-chilling coastal breeze that whistled through the concrete skeletons of half-abandoned industrial structures. At the far, isolated perimeter of the provincial hospital, the shadows hung particularly deep.

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