Chapter 50: The Master CopyThe sound of the tide hitting the walls grew louder echoing through the granite room like a ticking clock. Down in the archive the air was thick and cool filled with a century's worth of history. Elena sat on a crate, her fingers moving precisely across her laptop keyboard. Beside her the open oilskin sleeves caught the light showing the faded carbon slips and handwritten diaries that Silas Vane had tried to erase.Julian stood near the aluminum ladder watching the external relief valves. A small trickle of dark river water had started to seep across the floor, a sign that the harbor was reaching high water. He looked back at Elena, his features lit up by the laptop screen, his simple gold wedding band catching the light."The lower seals are starting to leak, Elena " Julian said, his voice low and steady. "We have twenty minutes before the automatic floodgates trigger. We need to move the ledger and diaries up to the main deck now."Elena didn't look up, f
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