The Wistful Asylum
The gala was a riot of silk and steam. Inside the Glass Hall of New York, the air tasted of ozone and roasted sugar. It was the winter of 1899, and the city hummed with a low, electric tension that vibrated in the teeth. Professor Elias Thorne stood near the chandelier, holding a crystal flute he did not drink from. He was a man of precise angles and quiet habits, a scholar of linguistics who...
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