CASE LPN-1200 / SUN STOLEN AT 11:57
Dawn in the Lupine Field
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The Case of the Missing Day
noonalibipollenkeyday
pollen at the windowsill
08:14
The Blue Glove Clue
accession / 3B73D9 / petal dust
the glove was blue before noon
one fingertip smelled of lupine ink
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11:03
Noon Behind the Mask
A shadow with two eyeholes crossed the field diary.
The suspect left no footprint, only a blue-violet stem bent toward the clock.
L
ARSÈNE? BOTANIST? BOTH?
12:00
Pressed Petal Interrogation
Three petals refused to testify.
specimen tape / do not center
Space Grotesk** / Interrogation**
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14:27
DAY
RETURNED
RETURNED
The day was returned in an envelope.
pressed paper cream, pollen yellow, one red clue threadThe Hour Returned
No reward was claimed. The lupines looked innocent.
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