The Distant Legend
The bell tower stood in the center of the town, a gray stone thumb pointing at a bruised sky. Elias sat on the cold step at its base. He did not look up. He looked at his hands. They were rough. They were old. They smelled of iron and rust. He had been the keeper for forty years. He knew the gears. He knew the oil. He knew the weight of the hammer. The hammer was the size of a man. It was iron....
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