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From the shadows of the trees and iron fence, Clement Benedict watched. To this place his father was drawn, thousands of miles from where he, the ever-obedient son, expected to be, and he still wasn’t sure why—not exactly. His father sprinkled out his secrets like grain to starving sparrows, but kept the most important ones closely guarded beneath his steel grey top hat, secure behind his heavily starched collars and tight silk neck ties. Clement suspected that one day his father would choke on the secrets he refused to share. He hoped he would be around to witness the event. Until that joyful day, Clement was loathe to admit that he was as committed, and ensnared, to the path his father laid before him. Duty and obligation haunted his every breath; they were the iron manacles he fought t