Gangsters' Island

They found it—isolated and useful. In the right hands, it becomes a place where things can be done without record, without interruption, without consequence that follows them.

Each arrival contests what was already in place. Each brings a different way of holding power—some through force, others through patience.

No one ever fully controls it.

Territory shifts without announcement. Agreements last only as long as they are needed. What looks stable rarely is.

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