The Pale Shadows
The oak door groaned. It was a sound like a dying man’s breath. Thomas Whitmore left. He carried a leather satchel. It was heavy. Inside were files. Paper. Ink. Dust. Outside, the rain fell. It was cold. It bit. The air tasted of iron. Thomas did not look back. He could not. To look back was to break. He walked down the lane. The mud sucked at his boots. *Thwack. Thwack.* A rhythm. A drumbeat....
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