The Distant Promise
The boiler room hums. It is a low, wet sound. Like a lung clearing. I sit on a metal stool. The wood is gone. Only the frame remains. Cold. I count the rivets. One. Two. Three. Four. Five. Six. Seven. Eight. Nine. Ten. I know the layout by heart. I mapped it in my head. Years ago. When the light was different. When the air smelled of coal and wet wool, not rust and fear. Now, it smells of damp....
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