The Pale Door

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The Pale Door

The bell rang. It was a low, mournful toll that shook the dust from the rafters. Elias did not flinch. He had been waiting for it. His hands were stained black with soot and grease. They were the hands of a man who had spent forty years in the belly of the machine. He held the canister. It was small. Brass. Cold against his palm. It smelled of copper and old blood. The floor of the factory was...

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