The Distant Promise

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The ink was black. It was not just dark. It was void. I mixed it in the cellar, beneath the roots of the old yew tree. The smell was sharp. It bit the nose. It tasted of iron and rot. I am Thomas. I am the scribe. I serve the Guild. I write what is spoken. I write what is forbidden. The town of Oakhaven slept. It always slept. The fog clung to the streets. It swallowed the lanterns. The stones...

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