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The Cartomancer's Last Hand
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Mireille spins and runs back to the table instead of fighting the cards. 'You want a game? Then deal,' she says. The flood of cards collapses into a neat deck on the table. The Queen sits, pleased. 'Now you understand. There's no leaving. Only winning.'
Mireille plays calm and patient, and slowly the Queen's painted face flakes away. On the final hand Mireille wins clean. The Queen unravels into water and paper, the deck goes still, and dawn light spills under the bridge. Mireille has beaten the cards at their own game.
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