The ledger was in Havana, hidden in a vault beneath a chapel whose bells had once rung for mercy. Getting to it meant a return to city streets where the smell of orange blossom and smoke kept her awake and the governors slept with the keys to men’s fates in their pockets.

"A ledger," he said simply. "A list of names. And a promise that it won’t be used for petty ends."

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