The Golden Farce

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The Golden Farce

The fog rolled off the Blackwater in thick, grey sheets. It smelled of coal smoke and wet wool. I was twelve years old. My boots were soaked through. I held the net tight against my chest. The mesh was slick with mud and slime. Old Silas stood by the riverbank. He wore a coat that had seen better decades. The buttons were missing. The fabric was worn to thread at the elbows. He looked at me....

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