The transition from the subterranean gloom of the fourteenth-century crypt to the sunlit luxury of the upper floors of the palazzo was always a shock to the senses. After eight hours spent analyzing sub-surface salt crystals and mixing chemical test suspensions beneath the waterline of the Grand Canal, Gia felt as though she had traveled across centuries. Her neck was stiff, her hands smelled faintly of mineral spirits and damp…
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