The Pale Circus
The rain fell in sheets. It hammered the tin roof of the precinct. A dull, rhythmic percussion. Like a heartbeat slowing down. Silas Vane sat at his desk. He stared at the object. It was a brass compass. Old. The casing was green with verdigris. The glass was cracked. A spiderweb fracture across the face. He turned it over. His fingers were rough. Calloused. They scraped against the metal. The...
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