The Distant Joke

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The Distant Joke

The rain in the city of Orenthal did not fall; it descended, a heavy, gray curtain that smelled of wet iron and ancient dust. Elias Thorne stood at the edge of the Market Square, his hands trembling not from the cold, but from the violent, rhythmic throbbing in his left palm. It was a sensation that had grown since his arrival, a burning wire twisted into the flesh of his hand, pulsing in time...

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