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... s scanned the page again.

There, near the bottom in small script, almost like a footnote:

"Those uncertain of their path may seek the Bloodmark. If the mark awakens, so too does the truth."

Her fingers slid beneath the page, where the parchment had thickened. It had been folded together, hiding something. Carefully, she pulled it apart and revealed a hand-drawn diagram.

A small ritual was described. A circle made of ash and salt, a prick of blood on the palm, and ...

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