The Distant Threshold
The roof collapsed at dawn. It came down in a shower of slate and splintered oak. Dust choked the air. The silence that followed was heavy. It was the silence of a held breath. Elias sat in the ruins of his study. He was an old man. His hands were still. They rested on his knees. They were covered in fine gray dust. He looked at the hole in the ceiling. The sky was visible through it. A small...
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