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Curiosity, a feeling Elias hadn't felt in a decade, pricked at him. He tore the envelope open. Inside was a single silver key and a map drawn in shimmering ink that seemed to move when he blinked. The map didn't lead to a city; it led to the woods behind the old textile mill on the edge of town.

A small woman with spectacles thick as paperweights sat behind a counter labeled 155465 zip

Elias, a man whose life was measured in spreadsheets and lukewarm coffee, frowned. He pulled out his phone to look up the ZIP code. The search engine spun for a second before flashing a red error: Location Redacted. Curiosity, a feeling Elias hadn't felt in a