"Exactly," the man said. He slid a heavy ledger across the desk toward her. "We facilitate the departure of things that no longer have a place in the world. Lost ships. Forgotten memories. People who vanish without a trace."
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It was a pier, impossibly long, stretching far out into the churning sea. The wood was dark, almost black, and pristine—not a speck of barnacles or rot. At the very end of the pier stood a small, iron-roofed warehouse. "Exactly," the man said
The man smiled, a sad, thin expression. "Then you take the job. You become the clerk. You watch the departures. You ensure the world stays balanced. But you never leave the pier." Lost ships
"Name?" she asked.
Elena looked back at the cliff, the road home, the grey city beyond. Then she looked at the pen in the man's hand.
Elena watched him drift away into the white mist, vanishing instantly. She looked down at the empty ledger, the pen heavy in her hand.