The dust in the attic of the old tailoring shop didn’t settle; it danced in the light of Elias’s flashlight. He wasn’t looking for heirlooms, but he found one anyway: a slim, leather-bound briefcase embossed with the words The Portable Gallery.

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Elias looked at the final page. It was empty, save for a pocket holding a single, loose Polaroid. It wasn't a war zone. It was a picture of a cracked pavement in a quiet suburban street. A child’s chalk drawing was obscured by the fracture.