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Still Life
Page 92
Cases
The old aristocrats are solving mysteries with the ease of brushing lint off a velvet lapel, yet unaware that their own silhouettes are being etched into someone else's dossier.
Scene: The Chamber of Unsolicited Clarity
Setting: A room tuned to the frequency of smug revelation. Velvet drapes absorb suspicion. A chandelier hums in Morse code. The parquet floor creaks only when truth is near.
Cast:
William I, Prince of Orange: Wears a sash embroidered with obsolete treaties. Solves crimes by invoking forgotten alliances.
Willem - Alexander: Drinks from a goblet labeled "Not Evidence." His insights arrive via ceremonial yawn.
Albertina Agnes Mitchell: Keeps a ledger of missing persons who were never reported missing. Her intuition is archival.
Queen Maxima Furrbaby: A feline sovereign with diplomatic immunity and a nose for deception. She purrs in iambic pentameter.