Spy Tugs
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The sun had long since surrendered to a bruised twilight, casting deep indigo shadows across the cobblestone square. He stood motionless in the recessed doorway of a shuttered bakery, the scent of yesterday's bread a faint, ghostly presence. Across the way, his contact, a silhouette against the warm glow of a café window, finally made the pre-arranged signal by adjusting his hat. This was the moment his training had carved into his very bones, a culmination of weeks of delicate, dangerous work. He could feel the weight of the microfilm cassette, a small, cool rectangle sewn into the lining of his coat. Every nerve was taut, a live wire humming with a potent mixture of dread and exhilaration. He watched a pair of laughing students wander past, entirely unaware of the silent drama unfolding just feet away. His instructions were clear, yet the path to the drop point now seemed a mile long and exposed. This was the spy's true addiction, not the secrets themselves, but the exquisite tension of their exchange. With a final, steadying breath that filled his lungs with the cool night air, he stepped out of the shadows and into the stream of pedestrian traffic.
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