The Distant Promise
The train smelled of coal dust and wet wool. I pressed my face against the cold glass, watching the English countryside blur into a smear of gray and green. My satchel was heavy. Inside, a tin box clinked against my thigh. It held the last of the honey. Black, thick, viscous as tar. The cure for the rot. The proof of my devotion. I was a merchant of small comforts, a man who sold jars of...
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