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Submitted to Contest #333
The smell reached her before the sound.It wasn’t smoke — not yet — but the broth had tightened, the umami deepening into something heavier than it should have been at this hour. Pork bones, kelp, soy. A richness leaning toward bitterness. The kind of smell that meant someone had lingered too long.She crossed the kitchen without urgency. Service was still an hour away. The shop was quiet except for the low breath of gas and the apprentice hovering over the pot, watching it as if attention alone could control time.She reached past them and tur...
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