Delphine Hintz

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“Join or Die” by Delphine Hintz

Submitted to Contest #85

“Mister Hoban, I couldn’t find a thing wrong with it.” Mr. Hoban pursed his lips. Daniel shifted only slightly. “The arch here is off center.” “Yes, sir,” Daniel agreed of course, “but that’s a stone arch, sir. There’s nothing Peter or I can do about it.” “Yes,” Mr. Hoban still stared at the marble. “Your work is fine as usual. Who did this?” “I don’t know, but I can check, sir.” “Don’t bother. It will burn soon anyway.” Mr. Hoban looked sourly upon the glossy floors. He rolled his shoulders back. “More work for us then, yes? We shoul...

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"Fiction is the lie through which we tell the truth." - Albert Camus