The Wistful Atlas

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The Wistful Atlas

The air in the factory smelled of wet iron and ozone. It was a thick, metallic taste that coated the back of my throat. I wiped my hands on my apron. The oil stained my palms black. I was a machine in a line of machines. My name was Arthur. I worked the rivets on the steam engines. The rhythm was relentless. Thud. Click. Thud. Click. My brother, Elias, worked the same line. He stood three...

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