The Distant Affair

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The rain fell in sheets of grey iron. It hammered the slate roof of the orphanage, a relentless drumbeat that drowned out the wind. Elias stood at the window. He was old. His hands were rough. They trembled slightly. Not from fear. From age. He watched the street below. The cobblestones glistened. Water pooled in the gutters. A single streetlamp flickered. It cast long, distorted shadows. The...

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