The Pale Shadows
The air in the archive room tasted of dust and dried ink, a dry, papery grit that settled in the back of Elias Thorne’s throat. He was on his knees, his hands trembling as he brushed the flake of gold leaf from the spine of a leather-bound ledger, a motion so precise, so tender, it looked less like repair and more like prayer. The fluorescent lights overhead hummed with a low, electric buzz, a...
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