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Heirs of the Mazzaroth

HINODE: Chapter 5

The article assignment is just a gag, right? Sam is certain of it, but the more he looks into the strange samurai appearances, the more he begins to wonder if it's not a prank at all.

Jun 11, 2026
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CHAPTER 5

Jazz saxophone.

Sam paused before he boarded the escalator heading up to Smithsonian station and veered out of the crowd. He spotted the old man playing the blues a few yards away in the corner of the underground.

He eyed the two coffees in the paper container. They wouldn’t cool off too much if he took a moment to listen.

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