The Wistful Silence

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The rain fell on the cobblestones of London like a soft, grey burial shroud. I stood by the window of the small flat in Whitechapel, watching the water gather in the gutters. My hands shook. Not from the cold, though the November air was biting. They shook from the weight of the brass compass in my pocket. It was a heavy thing, tarnished now, its face cracked. I had found it in the pocket of my...

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