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Ciphered message sent via Codex. Sender and recipient both erased in a manner that indicates tampering from within the Library.The Alexandrian Express departs soon from London. Wolfe is on board. Take him alive and he will answer all your questions.

Handwritten message from the Artifex Magnus to the Archivist, sealed and sent to the Black Archive. Marked for immediate disposal.All the pieces are in place. Wolfe is on the train; you were right that he would try to protect the girl. It’s a pity about her. We could have used another powerful Obscurist, but she was clearly going to be hard to make useful.

All that’s left is to blame the Burners.

They’ve been told where to find the prize, and they will be in place.

With any luck, they will all be destroyed.

I hope you know what you’re doing, crossing the Obscurist Magnus in this; it’s not just the girl she’s losing, after all.

She might never forgive you. Or me.