She saw Monty quailing in front of the Kaiser, heard the whine of Professor Röntgen’s impossible machine, watched as an army of radiant boys marched through the laboratory; but every time she tried to fit these memories into place, the darkness claimed them again.Penny felt a distant thrum, a strange vibration that slowly dragged her out of the darkness and towards a glowing green light. As she neared it, she felt a burning sensation pulse through her veins again, the pain a pale shadow of what she had felt before. Taking a shuddering breath, Penelope opened her eyes to find herself staring into the face of a ghost.She scrambled backwards in alarm, the train of her evening gown catching beneath her heel. Amsel rushed to her aid, little realising that he was the cause of her consternation, the young sailor’s visage glowing as if lit from within. Penny stared down at her hand, the pulsing veins sketching a tracery of fire across her skin. “What has happened to me?”
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