The Distant Cartograph

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The ink was black as a bruise. It sat in the pot on the table, still and cold, waiting to be used. I was twelve years old. My hands were shaking. "Sit down, Elias," Master Thorne said. I sat. The chair was hard. The wood smelled of varnish and old dust. The room was small. It was a cellar room in the library. It was always dark there. The only light came from the single lamp on the desk. The...

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