Index Of A Death In The Gunj |best| Direct

Shankershawar Ghat, near the abandoned salt works. Date: June 19, 1937. Or thereabouts. The rains had not yet come, and the air was a solid, breathing thing.

The Gunj is a sentient marketplace that "swallows" one person every decade to maintain its prosperity. The "Index" is a ledger kept by the Gunj itself, appearing on the walls of the narrowest alley. index of a death in the gunj