Spy Tugs
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The old pier stretched out into the slate-grey water, its wooden pilings groaning softly with the push and pull of the tide. A solitary figure stood at the very end, his coat collar turned up against the biting coastal wind that carried the sharp scent of salt and decay. He watched the commercial tugs, their workmanlike profiles dark against the horizon, as they guided a massive freighter toward the distant port. Each vessel moved with a slow, purposeful grace, a ballet of immense power playing out on the shimmering surface. In his pocket, a sealed data drive felt impossibly heavy, its contents more volatile than any explosive. The memory of the clandestine exchange in the rain-slicked alley was still vivid, a moment of silent understanding and profound risk. Seagulls wheeled overhead, their cries sounding like frantic warnings carried on the breeze. He knew the information he now possessed could unravel a network of shadows and lies that stretched across continents. The weight of that knowledge was a constant, gnawing presence in the pit of his stomach. Turning from the water, he melted back into the labyrinth of the city, just another anonymous soul swallowed by the gathering dusk.
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