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It was a good smile — not the lacquered diplomatic article Mercer had spent thirty years learning to pour tea around in Geneva, but a working one, quick and crooked and real, the smile of a professional enjoying another professional across a table that both of them respected. What was also true sat on the Endurance's side of the ledger, and Mercer had spent the morning pricing it without mercy. (The Wrong Side)
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Cross-refs: felix mercer · marcus cole. Collision-checked 8 Aug 2026 (Mercer vs merrick: distinct): file creation flagged in NOTES.