The Pale Echo

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The Pale Echo

The ballroom of the Ashworth estate was a cathedral of gaslight and dust. It smelled of stale wine, damp wool, and the metallic tang of anxiety. Edward sat rigid in his chair, his spine a steel rod. Around him, the guests moved in slow, blurred orbits. They were figures cut from grey felt, their faces obscured by veils or shrouds in the high-collar fashions of the era. The air was thick. It...

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