Spy Tugs
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The afternoon sun cast long, golden shadows across the manicured lawn, its warm light filtering through the grand windows of the stately manor. Inside, the air was still and carried the faint, pleasant scent of beeswax and dried lavender from the polished oak floors. A profound silence reigned, broken only by the soft, rhythmic ticking of a longcase clock in the hall, marking the passage of time with patient, measured beats. I moved quietly across a vast Persian rug, its intricate patterns a silent testament to forgotten journeys and skilled, patient hands. My objective, a small, unassuming data drive, was supposedly concealed within the library's oldest section, behind a specific leather-bound volume. Reaching the floor-to-ceiling shelves, I ran my fingers along the worn spines of books that felt like old, slumbering friends. Finding the correct text, a heavy tome on European botany, I carefully tilted it forward, hearing a faint, precise click from within the wall. A narrow section of the bookcase swung inward noiselessly, revealing a dark, cool space no larger than a cupboard. There, resting on a small, bare shelf, was the sleek, metallic device, its presence both a relief and the beginning of a new, more dangerous chapter. Securing it inside my jacket, I closed the hidden door, leaving the library exactly as I had found it, a silent sanctuary holding its secret once more.
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