The Midnight Offer
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You are Victor Hatherley, a young hydraulic engineer struggling to establish your business in London. Your office is usually empty, and your pockets are light.
Just as you are closing up for the day, a gaunt, incredibly thin man named Colonel Lysander Stark enters. He offers you a staggering sum—50 guineas—for a single night's work. The catch? You must travel to the countryside immediately, complete the work in total secrecy, and ask no questions.
"Absolute and complete silence before, during, and after?" the Colonel asks, his eyes boring into yours. "I have a hydraulic stamping machine that has got out of gear. Can you fix it?"