The Distant Blade
The rain did not fall so much as it hung. It suspended the city in a gray veil, turning the gas lamps into bleeding eyes. Thomas stood on the platform. He wore a coat that smelled of damp wool and old tobacco. His hands were tucked deep in his pockets. He was waiting for the six o’clock train. Or he thought he was. The station was empty. The clock above the departure board had stopped at 5:58....
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