The Pale Circus
The train exhales. It is a long, rattling breath that tastes of coal dust and wet iron. I step off the platform at Oakhaven Station. The fog is thick here. It clings to the boots. It soaks into the wool of my coat. My father’s face is the last thing I see before the whistle blows. He does not wave. He stands rigid. His hand holds the tin. It is a small, dented box. Brass. Heavy. I carry it now....
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