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Chapter 77: Monuments of Decay
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2026-05-24 09:06:33POV: Claire Desmond
The scent of a stale "New Car" air freshener dangled from the rearview mirror—a chemical, cloying sweetness that failed to mask the smell of damp upholstery and old cigarette ash.
It was a nauseating cocktail.
I leaned my forehead against the cold window of the Uber, letting the vibrations of the aging engine rattle through my skull. Every pothole in the Manhattan pavement sent a fresh spike of
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