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had settled into its pre-party rhythm, Layla made her way to the servants’ quarters in the basement. There, in a small room that smelled of thread and lavender, she found Fatima.
Fatima Al-Zahra was seventy-three years old and had been sewing for the household for over a decade. Her fingers, gnarled with arthritis, still moved with the precision of continue reading …
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