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Miriam's Confession
Words: 2978 · Source Novel:: Blood on the Border Mail
Miriam Vega meets Elias at a desert rest stop. She reveals she was part of the original investigation into Konan Holdings before the case was sealed. She describes interrogating a cartel courier who spoke of the border as a living thing, a god that demanded blood offerings to keep the mail moving.
Konan Holdings
Words: 2047 · Source Novel:: Blood on the Border Mail
Elias investigates Konan Holdings, the shell corporation named as defendant in the quiet federal case Postal Service v. Konan. He discovers the company owns a chain of abandoned way stations along the border, each one a scar in the desert. A retired postal inspector named Miriam Vega warns him to stop digging.
The Senator's Breath
Words: 2147 · Source Novel:: Blood on the Border Mail
Senator Thorne delivers a televised speech on the Senate floor defending the Postal Sovereignty Act, which would privatize border mail routes. Elias watches from the gallery, noting the senator's spectral pallor and the way his words seem to erase themselves in real time. A mysterious woman passes Elias a business card for Konan Holdings.