On a crisp, golden September morning, the historic library of Hawthorne Manor was bathed in the warm autumn sunlight filtering through the tall arched windows. On the mahogany partners' desk lay a leather-bound folio bearing the grand seal of the United States Department of the Interior. Douglas Thorne, Assistant U.S. Attorney Richard Vance, Sheriff Miller, and Mayor Bradford had gathered with Claire and Nathan to present the official decree. "By…
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