Samuel Mercer examined Gideon for almost an hour.
When he finished, his expression was grave.
—I can’t promise that he will regain his hearing.
Rosalie nodded.
—But this didn’t happen naturally —he continued.
He placed the metal piece on a cloth.
It looked like part of an ancient instrument.
-What is it?
Mercer swallowed hard.
—Something that probably remained inside his ear after a procedure.
Rosalie looked at Gideon.
Did you have surgery when you were a child?
He frowned.
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