The Strange Case Of The Composer And His Judge - Plot & Excerpts
Work in the office remained slow, as they waited for the promised reports that never came. Gaëlle spent her time poking through the dossiers and then scouring the Internet. They filed all the dead cases. The Judge read an entire manuscript on faith healing with an eye to mendacious claims. No word came from either Schweigen or the Composer. She held herself clenched and ready for another eruption in the office, but the silence extended over five long days, and she faced the next week disappointed and relieved. Then Gaëlle discovered something strange, which startled them both. ‘Hey, you know that celestial phenomenon the Composer told you about? The eclipsing star?’ ‘Yes?’ The Judge had included a carefully edited report of the conversation at the Belvédère in her dossier on the Faith. The Composer’s peculiar claims proved to be the safest territory; she had therefore recorded every word he said. ‘Well, I’ve found something here about the star. It’s a prayer included in the Egyptian Book of the Dead.
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