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The Stone Tongue

## The Stone Tongue The tremor hit like a gut punch. Not violent, not catastrophic. Just… unsettling. Like the earth clearing its throat. Dr. Elias Thorne, formerly of Cambridge’s Department of Historical Linguistics, felt it through the thin soles of…

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The Obsidian Bloom

## The Obsidian Bloom The air hung thick, a humid blanket clinging to Xoltan’s skin. Sweat beaded on his forehead as he stared at the glyph-etched stone, its surface slick under the flickering lamplight. Years he’d spent deciphering these intricate…

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