The hours of the afternoon dissolved in an atmosphere of intense, breathless concentration. The Grand Library was utterly silent, save for the rhythmic hiss of the vapor regulator and the occasional crackle of split birch burning in the colossal marble fireplace. Talia sat upon a high leather drafting stool, her back straight, her forehead damp with sweat despite the cool fifty-five-degree temperature of the room. Through the high-magnification digital loupe,…
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