The Wistful Asylum

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The furnace coughed. It was a wet, rattling sound. I loved it. I loved the heat. It smelled of rust and old paper. My father stood by the door. He watched me work. His eyes were dark pits. He said nothing. He never did. Not anymore. I was a merchant of light. That is what the town called me. They needed warmth. They needed to see their faces in the dark. I made lanterns. Glass and brass and...

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