The Golden Compass

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The hall smelled of roasted pheasant and old stone. It was a smell that clung to the back of the throat, heavy and cloying, like the dust that settled in the corners of the library where I had spent my youth. We were gathered there to celebrate the anniversary of the Founding, a date that meant nothing to me but everything to the men in their tailored suits who held the keys to the city. I...

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