The Distant Cartograph
The frost is thick on the glass. It eats the light. I sit in my office. The heater hums. A low, sick sound. My name is Arthur. I am a junior archivist. I count boxes. I do not look at the things inside. Outside, the city sleeps. No, it does not sleep. It breathes. A deep, wet rattle. The fog rolls in from the harbor. It is not just fog. It is thick. It is heavy. It presses against the window....
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