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The alley held its breath, thick with the scent of rot and rust. Davey stood frozen, his wide eyes tracking Spot’s shove, then the flash of bills passing from Pulitzer’s man into your hand. A numb shock held him rigid until the wet slap of newspapers hitting the cobblestones broke the spell. His fingers trembled as he snatched up the scattered sheets, backing away in a stumble of panic before he spun and ran, his form swallowed by the deepening gloom.