The Faded Quadrant
The hall is a tomb of brass and velvet. You sit in the front row. Your spine is a rod of steel. The air smells of ozone and old money. You are here to listen. You are here to break. The clock on the wall ticks. It is a heavy, wooden beast. It eats the seconds. You count them. One. Two. Three. The podium is mahogany. It gleams under the gaslight. The speaker stands there. He is tall. He is thin....
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