The following morning, the laboratory on the lower deck was illuminated by the crisp, cool white light of high-powered magnification lamps. On the central stainless-steel bench, Theron's 1680 star-chart lay unrolled, weighted down with four brass ingots. Beside it, the *Heart of Byzantium* sat with its outer casing removed, exposing the intricate labyrinth of reduction gears, jeweled pallets, and alphanumeric cipher rings. Isla leaned over the mechanism, wearing her jeweler's…
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