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The Cartographer’s Bloom

## The Cartographer’s Bloom Rain lashed against the corrugated metal roof of Elias Thorne’s workshop, a relentless drumming that echoed the frantic beat in his chest. The scent of ozone and damp earth clung to everything, a familiar comfort layered…

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The Serpent’s Spine

## The Serpent’s Spine The salt spray tasted like betrayal. Lin, barely nineteen and masquerading as a junior cartographer’s assistant, clung to the railing of the *Yongle*, watching the Java Sea bleed into a bruised sunset. He wasn’t charting currents,…

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