The Pale Path

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The Pale Path

The air in the boiler room tasted of copper and old sweat. It was a thick, metallic tang that coated the back of Leo’s throat. He was twelve. His hands were slick with grease. The gears were screaming. He held the wrench tight. His knuckles were white. The machine was not a monster. It was a heart. It beat. It hammered against the iron ribs of the factory. Leo felt the vibration in his teeth....

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