He left the message in the dead drop on a Tuesday, which was the day the Natural Philosophy section saw the least traffic. The note was eleven words. He had written it five times before settling on the final version, burning each draft over the dormitory basin with a Lumos variant that produced heat without light, which Brennan had shown him in the sub-basement three weeks ago.
The note said: I have a technical question about Transcription Division procedure. Available Wednesday evening. The Records corridor, sixth hour.
He did not sign it. Crane would know.
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