The Wistful Atlas

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The Wistful Atlas

The ink did not smell of iron or salt, but of dried blood and old paper, a scent that clung to the back of my throat like a persistent cough. In the cellar of the town hall, where the dampness seeped through the stone floor and chilled the marrow of my bones, I held the quill. It was a heavy thing, its nib worn smooth by the hands of men who had signed away their lives for a few pennies of...

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