The Faded Dust

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The Faded Dust

The clock ticked. It was a wet sound. Like rain on slate. I kept my eyes on the page. The ink was fresh. It smelled of iron and old paper. This was the only truth I knew. The rest was noise. The noise came from the street. From the factory whistles. From the mouths of men who wore clean shirts but had dirty hands. They called me a dreamer. They called me useless. They said the words with a...

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