The Golden Compass
The honey had begun to ferment in the jars on the high shelf, a slow, sweet rot that turned the amber liquid into a thick, viscous sludge smelling of yeast and old grief. I sat in the corner of the apothecary, the dust motes dancing in the single shaft of light that pierced the gloom, and watched the surface of the glass tremble. It was a small movement, barely perceptible, but in the silence...
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