The Faded Dust

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The Faded Dust

The rain did not fall so much as it hung, a grey curtain drawn tight against the high, arched windows of the Hall. Inside, the air was still, thick with the scent of wet wool and old paper. Colonel Elias Thorne stood by the heavy oak table, his hands clasped behind his back. He was a man of six and forty, his face a map of deep lines carved by decades of wind and duty. His uniform was...

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