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Chapter 73: Cold Waters, Iron Foundations

last update Data de publicação: 2026-08-26 18:29:58

The pre-dawn mist over New York Harbor was thick, heavy, and freezing, clinging like a wet shroud to the rusted iron girders of the abandoned shipping dock.

Away from the public channels of Manhattan, this forgotten stretch of the Brooklyn waterfront sat in silent decay. Dilapidated warehouses with shattered glass panes overlooked narrow wooden piers, rotting concrete pilings, and a vast expanse of dark, churning water. It was an isolated graveyard of industrial ruin, and the absolute ideal gro
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