The Faded Quadrant

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The fire started in the boiler room. That is the only fact I care about. The rest is smoke. I was there. I saw it. The orange light bleeding through the floor grates of the textile mill. It was 1893. We were in Manchester. The air tasted of coal dust and wet wool. My name is Elias. I was a weaver. I am a weaver still, though my hands are stiff now. I live in a small room above a chandler’s shop...

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