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"Page 9 is gone again," Elias whispered, sliding a dusty leather-bound journal across his desk. He checked the next one—a Victorian romance. Then a technical manual on bridge building. In each one, the story skipped from Page 8 to Page 10. The jagged edge left behind was always clean, as if sliced by a razor.

Curiosity finally got the better of him. He took the latest victim—a nondescript diary from the 1920s—and decided to do something he was strictly forbidden from doing: he tracked down the scrap. "Page 9 is gone again," Elias whispered, sliding

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Elias didn't look up. He closed his eyes, gripped the paper, and tore it in half. He took the latest victim—a nondescript diary from

Elias froze. He turned to the very last page in the stack. It was fresh. The ink was still slightly damp.