Where Crows Gather
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Step right up. The show always goes on,even if it kills you.
Behind the colorful tents and cotton candy, something is wrong. The magic is rotting. And in the spotlight is on Eliza, a not-quite magician with shaking hands. The circus travels, the crowds cheer, and the performers bleed. Eliza knows better than to hope. But when the ringmaster tightens his grip and the lies grow too heavy to carry, survival may no longer be enough.
Some stories start with a spark.
This one begins with a curse.
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