Chapters tagged prostitution

by Zeebop

Chapter 2

Anya lifted the nearest candle. It was black, small, and when she held it in the palm of her hand the others could see the strange sigils inked into her skin. She stared into the flame as if she could see something in it the others could not. "Many people do not believe in the o...

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Chapter 4

Roberta smoothed her skirts. One gloved hand picked up a candle, and held it aloft. "I have often sought proof of the supernatural. Of the survival of something after . My investigations have led me to some strange places, although to my surprise, the most interesting cases...

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Chapter 9

The candles around Anya were all black. She selected the one closest to being burnt out, and held it in her hand. "I've gone back to the brothel a few times, since I left. Not to work, not to stay there, but to listen to the other women. They all have stories to tell. Sometimes...

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Chapter 31

Asenath rose to pluck a candle from the shrine. She paused to think for a long moment before beginning. "Not everyone knows what they are worth. It is a harsh world, and people must put a price on their labor. Yet what would happen if that price were to drop? I call this story.....

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Chapter 32

"I have heard of a necklace like that," Roberta said, as she rose to fetch the next candle. The wind had died again, as though the night held its breath. "It was part of a matching pair. The other takes the form of a gold vulva, on a smaller chain to be worn at wrist or ankle. I...

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Chapter 33

Leroy had to disentangle himself from his twin to fetch the next candle. He returned to her side, the small black candle in those oddly mismatched hands, and began without preamble: "I call this story... > WITCHMARKED The Carnegie Library on Seventh Ave was built around the tu...

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Chapter 46

"The witch trials in America were long over and done with when Dagon's Hollow rose from a railroad camp," Roberta said. "That is not to say that people had ceased to believe in witches or witchcraft, but the law would not persecute them. Those who felt afflicted and pointed finge...

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Chapter 49

Miu rose to find the next candle. She selected one that was slender and listing badly. The light was reflected in her eyes. "Times change, but the cemetery remains. So, customs must be adapted to deal with new laws, new ideas. In such moments, there lies opportunities. So was it...

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Chapter 64

"Giants," Jason said, cupping a candle in his hands. "Were different back in the day. Before basketball and the NBA, before the Guinness Book of World Records and all that. People tended to be shorter, though not as much as you'd think. Bad food, not enough of it. Today, seven fe...

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Chapter 79

Anya rose. The night was so much darker now, it seemed to mingle with her darker clothes. She plucked one of the remaining candles. "This story, I heard from an...associate. She had asked me to procure something for her. An item that was potentially dangerous. My price for my he...

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Chapter 99

Jason cracked open his last beer. A smile on his lips as he offered a silent toast, and took a sip. The candle rested on his right knee. "Well. If we've come this far, I guess I should try to end this with a good one. I call this one > FREAK TRAIN It was a night in the lonesom...