The Faded Root

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The Faded Root

The boiler room smelled of rust and stale water. It was a square box of brick and iron, deep beneath the foundation of the old textile mill in Ashworth. Thomas Whitmore sat on an overturned crate, his back against the cold concrete. He was a small man. Thin. His hands were mapped with scars from the machinery. He had worked here for thirty years. He knew the hum of the pipes. He knew the...

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