The Wistful Asylum

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The ink was dry. It had been dry for three days. Arthur sat at the desk, the wood grain worn smooth by decades of other hands, other lives. He held the pen. It was heavy. Not the weight of metal or steel, but the weight of expectation. The room smelled of dust and old paper. The air was still. Outside, the rain tapped against the glass. A soft, persistent rhythm. Like a heartbeat. Or a clock....

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