Flood Warning Severe
<p>The day the mermaid washed up in the Thames, the docklands light railway was down, leaving everybody stranded on the Isle of Pigs. A long summer drought had revealed the riverbed, stinking of silt and dotted with old debris. Laurel’s gaze wandered among the eldritch shapes, wondering if they hid treasure beneath their fuzzy algal coats.</p>
<p>She had been on her way to school, but turned back when she saw a riot of suits all around the station. They were shouting things like <em>fucking hell </em>and <em>the stupid bitch </em>loudly into their devices, though who knew whether it was even the Admin’s fault this time, or just the heat.</p>
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