The Faded Frontier

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The mill stopped. Not with a shudder. Not with a groan. It simply ceased. The great iron flywheel froze mid-turn. The steam pipes hissed a final, dying breath. Silence rushed in to fill the void. Thomas stood in the center of the floor. He held a ledger in his hand. His knuckles were white. Around him, the men stared. They wore soot and fear. They smelled of wet wool and oil. "Who stopped it?"...

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