The Distant Blade

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The Distant Blade

The door in the cellar groaned as I pulled it shut. Behind me, the damp earth smelled of wet stone and old iron. I was a man who built walls. I knew the weight of brick, the bite of mortar, the way a foundation sinks into the dark. But this house was different. It did not want to be held. It wanted to break. I had come to tear it down. The deed was in my pocket, crisp and white against the wool...

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