The Golden Compass

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The ink in the vial was not black, but a deep, bruised violet that seemed to absorb the light from the single tallow candle rather than reflect it. Margaret sat in the small, drafty room at the edge of the abbey’s scriptorium, her back straight against the stone wall, her hands trembling only slightly as she held the quill. The air smelled of damp wool, old parchment, and the sharp, metallic...

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