The Faded Shield

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The Faded Shield

The steam hissed from the joints of the automaton, a sharp, rhythmic exhale that cut through the heavy, sulfurous air of the factory floor, where the gears turned with a grinding, mechanical patience that seemed to mock the frantic pulse of the human heart beating beneath the leather and brass of the operator’s coat. Elias Thorne stood before the great assembly line, his hands stained with oil...

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