1. Night Wind to Bahia
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... pressed themselves spread-eagle against the vertical cliff face, a thousand feet above the canyon floor, cautiously edging downward. With numbing persistence, the downpour soaked their clothes and drenched the ...

2. The Forth Contention
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... onto the stained floor, which transformed the white cloth to a shade of burgundy. Shuffling sounds filtered in from outside. William straightened, hearing his brother-in-law climb the front steps. ...

3. Message of the Pendant
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... Suddenly, a loud voice bellowed from upstairs. “Bastard!” Charles raced up to the third floor and found Arthur Hurst sitting at a desk, rummaging through its drawers. He clutched a piece of paper ...