Lost Paradis Above the Mire, the Colony clings to concrete pillars lost in the mist. Down below, the creatures prowl. They claw, they howl, but they never climb—the one rule everyone relies on. Every day, Zakh descends with the porters. He loads the crates, follows the line, and climbs back up with the others. On this particular day, at the base of the pillars, a creature stops and looks up at them.

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