The Golden Oath

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The Golden Oath

The coal chute collapsed at dawn. It was a Tuesday. The air smelled of sulfur and wet ash. I was on the third floor of the mill. My brother, Elias, was on the second. We had not spoken in three days. He had called me a coward. I had called him a fool. Then the iron groaned. Then it broke. Dust filled the world. It was a white fog. It choked us. I coughed. My throat burned. I could not see my...

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