Seven Elephants

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Chapter 2: Shadows of the Past

Chapter 3: Broken Glass

Chapter 4: Web of Lies

Chapter 5: Confession

Chapter 6: The Green Elephant

Chapter 10: Labyrinth

Chapter 22: Echo of the Past

Chapter 23: Escape from Darkness

Chapter 24: Antidote

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The old folders smelled of dust and time. Anna carefully turned the yellowed pages of the twenty-year-old case file, trying not to damage the fragile sheets. The Tver Police Department archives reluctantly shared their secrets.

"I remember this case," Mikhail Stepanovich Granin, former special investigator, now retired, lowered himself heavily into the chair opposite her. His once-black hair had turned completely gray, but his eyes retained the keen, attentive gaze of a professional. "Some things you never forget. Fifteen-year-old Katya Voronova. Good student, studied music. Disappeared on her way home from music school."

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"I no longer believe in coincidences," Anna headed for the door. "Keep me updated."

Sophia sat on the bed, hugging her knees, watching the door. Several hours had passed since Doctor Berkut left. During this time, she'd been brought food—simple but filling. It was brought by a young woman with an empty gaze and mechanical movements. She didn't answer any questions, just set down the tray and left.

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