The Distant Metropolis
The ink on the ledger is still wet. You know this because you can smell the iron tang of the gall, a scent that clings to the tips of your fingers like a second skin. The air in the study is thick, stagnant, smelling of old paper and the damp wool of the cloak draped over the chair. Outside, the rain hammers against the leaded glass, a relentless drumming that mimics the beating of a heart that...
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