The Wistful Dinner

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The cart rattled over the cobblestones, a sound like teeth grinding against bone. Thomas held his breath. The air in the alley smelled of wet stone and old rot. He was not a king. He was a man in rags. He carried a box. It was heavy. It was made of lead. It was sealed with wax. He reached the gate. The iron was cold under his fingers. It did not open. He knocked. Three times. Soft. Hard. Soft....

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