The Golden Compass
The cold bit through my coat. It was a wet, gray cold that seeped into the bones. We were in the cellar. The air tasted of rust and old blood. I held the knife. My hand shook. Not from fear. From cold. From hunger. "Stay down," I whispered. The man didn't move. He was tied to a chair. His face was swollen. One eye was shut. He looked like a ruin. I looked at the jar on the table. It was full of...
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