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You're still trying to process what you've just found out when you hear another voice, this time approaching from inside the main part of the building.

"Anyway—thank you for coming in this morning. I'm sorry it had to be this way, but…"

From the conciliatory tone of the person's voice, you wonder for a moment if they might be returning with Robin after delivering some bad news about the archives—but then you hear them add:

"Eliot was important to all of us, and we just want to do what we can. If you need any help dealing with your grandfather's things, please don't hesitate to…"

"Thank you."

You recognize the second voice—but it isn't Robin.

A moment later, two people walk out into the foyer. You know by sight that the first is the Deputy Leader of the Town Council.

But you recognize the second person even more quickly—because that person is Marlowe.

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