The Golden Crossing
The smell of coal dust was the first thing that woke her. It was not the sharp, acrid bite of the city, but a heavy, wet scent that clung to the back of the throat, tasting of iron and old rain. Margaret opened her eyes to the low ceiling of the boarding house room, where the wallpaper had peeled away in long, yellow strips like dead skin. She lay still for a moment, listening to the distant...
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