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The Cartomancer's Last Hand
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They play three quick hands. Mireille wins two with careful, cold bets. The Queen's painted skin cracks at the edges, and Mireille suddenly feels stronger, younger. 'You're good,' the Queen admits. 'But I have played this game for two hundred years.'
On the last hand the Queen cheats, sliding an extra card from her sleeve. Mireille catches her wrist. 'Two hundred years and you still cheat,' she says. The Queen snarls and flips the table. Cards scatter into the dark water.
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Mireille snatches the hidden card and slaps it on the table for the river to see. 'Game's broken. That means I win by default,' she says. The Queen howls as the fog tears her apart. Dawn breaks pink over the water, and Mireille is free.
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