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The Farbound Union · Story 01

DISSONANCE

A Neo New Orleans Case File

For six years, the city has lived beneath a 528 Hz mask. A household in flooded Ward 7 begins measuring what the official record leaves out.

Adult Afrofuturist speculative noir by Manuel A. Dominguez. The ending remains unresolved. The companion archive does not replace the novel.

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Who keeps the first record

Yvonne Celestin

Yvonne Celestin

Manbo. Keeps the shrine, medicine, and household count.

Marcel De La Rosa

Marcel De La Rosa

Hears sound as color and pressure. Repairs what the city leaves under strain.

Solène Lafitte

Solène Lafitte

Rose’s Thorn commander. Keeps food, routes, and difficult terms moving.

Nox Laguerre

Nox Laguerre

Threshold keeper. Learns what a watch costs after the order changes.