The Golden Crossing
I dreamed of the moths. They were gold, thick as coins, and they ate the walls. I woke with the taste of brass in my mouth. The air in the mill was cold. It always was. We worked in the damp. The steam rose from the vats, curling like ghosts, and the smell of lye and rotting cotton hung heavy in our lungs. I wiped my hands on my apron. The leather was cracked. It fit me like a second skin,...
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