Cinderbridge Nocturne
About the Story
At night Cinderbridge stores fragmentary memories in reflections and rain. Iris Calder, a municipal archivist, discovers a private enterprise harvesting those scraps to reshape the city. Her investigation, aided by a former engineer and a glass reader, forces a public reckoning as hidden systems and old municipal choices surface.
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