The Golden Compass
The river ran black and slow beneath the iron bridge. It did not rush. It did not scream. It simply held the sky, a bruised purple shade that never lightened, in a cup of dark water. Thomas stood on the embankment. His coat was damp. The fabric clung to his ribs, heavy with the mist that rolled off the water in thick, silent waves. He held the compass. It was not a gold thing. It was brass,...
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