The Golden Song
The clock in the town square struck nine. Silas stopped. He looked up. The hands were black. They were still. The mechanism was dead. He had wound it every morning for forty years. His hands were rough. They shook. He turned away. The cobblestones were wet. Rain was coming. It smelled of iron. He walked home. His house was small. It was at the end of the lane. The paint was peeling. The roof...
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