The Wistful Show
The iron gate did not close. It swung wide, holding the breath of the coal yard in a suspended, gray silence. I stood at the threshold. The air tasted of sulfur and old rain. My father’s hand was a clamp on my shoulder. His grip was iron. His silence was heavier. We were entering the Foundry. Not the public side. Not the place where the glass was polished for the city’s vanity. This was the...
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