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Leo carefully resealed the box. He slapped the international postage on it and tossed it into the "Outbound" bin. He watched the truck pull away, through the heavy security gates and out into the Moscow traffic, carrying a piece of a life across an ocean.

Leo pulled the doll apart. Inside the smallest, tiniest wooden figure—no bigger than a fingernail—was a silver engagement ring. 116099 zip

Leo knew the rules: check for weight, check for leaks, check for anything that shouldn’t leave the compound. But as he lifted it, something rattled inside. Not the sharp clatter of electronics, but the soft, muffled sound of glass on wood. Leo carefully resealed the box